Mount Sterling Eyes Vote To Dismantle Itself
Mount Sterling Iowa with 53 residents and a $9600 budget faces a petition to dissolve the town and hand services to Van Buren County. Former council member Donald Butner urges liquidation while Mayor Jerry Parrish hopes residents vote to stay and keep services local. The Development Board will decide on petition approval with an election 30 to 90 days after.
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Mount Sterling
Iowa
Donald Butner
van Buren County
Butner
Jerry Parrish
Parrish
Iowa City Development Board
Steve McCann
Rural Democrats press Clinton plan changes for rural needs
Democratic senators from rural states say Clinton health care reform must include changes to meet rural needs. Sen. Daschle and Sen. Harkin back the plan but urge amendments. a Gallup poll for AUPRI shows rural residents favor targeted reforms. They plan to push a more rural-oriented bill through Finance Committee.
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Iowa
Senate Labor Committee
Harkin
Clinton
Gallup Organization For the Rural Policy Research Institute
AUPRI
University of Nebraska
University of Missouri
University of Arkansas
Iowa State University
Daschle
Grassley bills to extend rural Medicare aid program
Sen. Charles Grassley proposes a five year extension of the Medicare Dependent Hospital program to aid small rural facilities. He warns many Iowa hospitals will struggle to survive when the program ends and notes projected losses of up to 3 million dollars annually across 25 of 44 eligible hospitals.
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Ashington
D.C
Charles Grassley
Iowa
Grassley
Grassley backs Daschle plan on rural hospital shifts
Senate Finance Committee members Grassley and Daschle back a proposal to expand the Essential Access Community Hospital program. The bill would extend rural hospitals’ time to modify missions as part of broader health care reform efforts.
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Thomas Daschle
D-S.d
Daschle
Senate Finance Committee
North memo targets Harkin amid 1986 senatorial bid
Former Reagan aide Oliver North in a April 2 1986 memo accused Senator Tom Harkin of peddling Cuban Sandinista propaganda. Harkin released the memo during questions about Bob Dole backing North. The exchange touched on Contras aid and constitutional protections for Congress. Grassley criticized Dole’s initial stance on North.
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Washington
Oliver North
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Harkin
North
White House
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Harkins
Congress
NSJT
Senate
Bob Dole
Dole
Virginia
Charles Grassley
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