Iowa districts face state funding limits and arbitration risk
Cedar Rapids and Marion confront 2015 budget gaps as administrators seek to hit a 6 million target while staff receive modest raises. State trends show low new money growth despite rising costs, prompting debate over salary fairness, administrator pay, and the impact of arbitration on district finances.
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Cedar Rapids Community
Iowa Association of School Boards
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Jill Cirivello
Dan Barkley
Iowa
Cirivello
Tammy Wawro
Iowa State Education Association
Cedar Rapids Education Association
Wawro
Barkley
Pinion
Mission Move Stirs Frustration in Mound View
Dwyer of the Mission of Hope faces neighbor resistance as the church moves to 1700 B Ave NE Cedar Rapids. The plan includes a six day lunch program, shared spaces, and hopes for broader community improvements while neighbors press for zoning voices and stronger policing. The Living Waters Church will vacate. 300-plus area churches back the mission. Dwyer and his wife will relocate nearby and vow patient, steady progress to win trust.
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First Avenue East
Mound View
Dwyer
Salvation Army
Olivet Neighborhood
CrossRoads Mission
Mission of Hope
B Ave
Carol Sindelar
Clark Rieke
Cedar Rapids
Rieke
Sindelar
Living Waters Kingdom Church
Iowa
B Avenue NE
Living Waters
Correctional Services Department
Mission
Rose
Jim Slosiarek
The
Gazewe
Presbyterian Church
EPA Waters Rule Sparks Farm, Grassley Criticism Across Iowa
Critics say the proposed Waters of the United States rule expands federal reach beyond navigable waters by including isolated wetlands and dry ditches. EPA officials insist the 56 approved practices clarify exemptions for farmers and do not regulate normal farming activities. Republican Grassley calls the move a broad land grab, while Harkin defends the rule as needed for water and air protection. Democratic reps seek balanced, practical rules, with Congress possibly steering action soon.
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EPA
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
Moore
Supreme Court
Congress
Army Corps of Engineers
Nancy Stoner
U.S
Stoner
Grassley
Obama
Sen
Tom Harkin
Harkin
Dave Loebsack
Bruce Braley
Loebsack
Braley
House
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Sourcemedia
Water
Gazette
Farm Bureau
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