Branstad budget plan opens the 2012 session
Lawmakers in the split-control Legislature accept Gov. Branstad's 6.16 billion dollar 2012 budget as a starting point. The two year plan cuts about 185 million in general fund spending while preserving priorities in job creation education health care corrections and public safety amid potential major reductions and negotiations ahead.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
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Branstad budget proposal aims for tax cuts and casino levy
Reaction to the plan notes 8A state layoffs and elimination of 36 lower priority programs. It omits funds for collective bargaining and K-12 growth while keeping promises to provide up to 450 million for property tax relief and to halve state corporate taxes. The governor adds a 36 percent tax on state regulated casinos to fund these cuts, offsetting a 12 to 6 percent business tax reduction. He says the budget forces painful decisions and aligns spending with revenue.
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Cooking up the future
Jason Wood proposes a new high school course on video game marketing and design at Jefferson and Washington high schools. He argues the field offers good pay and job security and provides early exposure before college, with elective options expanding for career exploration.
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Chance Maynard
Jacob Ulrich
Jefferson High School
Cedar Rapids
Patrick Hogan
the Gazette
Edar Rapids
Jason Wood
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Local teacher recalls Challenger disaster
Cedar Rapids educator Jill Henry recalls watching the first space shuttle launch live at Kennedy Space Center. She describes the cold, shock, and sadness of the Challenger disaster as a defining moment in American history.
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Cedar Rapids
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Isaac Newton Christian Academy
Florida
Park Avenue Baptist School
Titusville
Kennedy Space Center
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Growth of Global Muslim Population Over 20 Years
A Pew Research analysis shows the world’s Muslim population rising faster than non Muslims over the next two decades. In the United States the Muslim population could grow from 2.6 million in 2010 to 6.2 million in 2030, with native-born Muslims increasing from 35 percent to 45 percent.
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Washington Post
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