Local-option tax fuels Cedar Rapids road projects
Cedar Rapids crews work on 50 plus projects in the metro funded by a 1 percent local-option sales tax expiring this summer. Voters approved a new 10 year period extending funding to 2034. The program targets street repairs with three major contractor projects this summer and 47 smaller street efforts.
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UIHC eyes 6 percent rate hike to match inflation
UI Health Care seeks a 6 percent patient rate increase in the next budget year starting July 1 to cover rising costs. The board was told charges are below the 50th percentile of academic medical centers while charity care protects the medically indigent via a sliding-scale discount.
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Bird flu hits three Iowa dairy herds in new mammal outbreak
Bird flu has been found in three northwest Iowa dairy cow herds, the first U S case involving dairy cattle. Officials say human risk remains low, while the USDA dispatches a strike team to assist testing. Iowa Secretary Mike Naig calls for broad farmer precautions and collaboration.
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