Why a convention for Iowa tax relief amendment
Former State Senator David Stanley and Iowans for Tax Relief push for a voters decision on a constitutional convention this November. They argue the Legislature has never convened a convention in Iowa’s 133 year history and seek a path to bypass lawmakers if the people approve. The piece weighs convention versus statutory route for the Taxpayers Rights Amendment, noting speed versus permanence and the risk of broad constitutional rewrite.
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David Stanley
Muscatine
Iowans For Tax Relief Group
Stanley
Iowa
Big Oil backs election defeat with millions in ads
Wealthy special interests spent millions to defeat a California ballot measure taxing oil profits. Major oil companies led the anti-surtax effort, with Standard Oil of California contributing over a million and others like Shell and Texaco also funding campaigns. The ad blitz aimed to sway voters with warnings of a 100 million sting as polls swung, and the measure was defeated 56 to 44 on election day.
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California
Bill Press
Edmund G
Jerry) Brown Jr
Maturity Through Hard Lessons on a Troubled Campus
LA Times Syndicate notes rising student distress on campus due to inflation jobs and shifting values. Counselors cite creator pressure and early panic, while libertarian drift and media culture draw youth toward self doubt and inner struggles. The piece questions if greater behavioral choices equal maturity.
Leach Plans Ford Anderson Electoral College Scenario
Rep. Jim Leach outlines a hypothetical path in which John Anderson’s campaign could trigger a Ford presidency, with the Electoral College voting to install Ford and Anderson if no candidate wins a majority. The piece weighs political dynamics, state delegations, and potential bipartisan administration mechanisms.
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New York
Jim Leach
Iowa
John Anderson
Gerald Ford
United States
Congress
Ford
Anderson
House
Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Harry Truman
Calvin Coolidge
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Richard Nixon
Carter
Teddy Roosevelt
Critics debunk school lunch fraud claims as overblown
Federal audits contend three percent misreport income for free lunch eligibility, while a former official cites thirty three percent. Experts note welfare fraud is far lower and many eligible families do not claim assistance. The piece defends lunch subsidies and argues against sweeping accusations.
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Agriculture Department
United Press International
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John Robertson
ITA
ITR
the Gazette
By Robert Walters
San Francisco
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Tom Line
Californians For Fair Taxation
Oil Company
Standard Oil of
Shell
Union
Texaco
Gulf
Getty
Standard Oil of Ohio
Newspaper Enterprise Association
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
University Counseling Service
Psychiatric Nursing
The
Conseling Service
Vietnam
Jane Fonda
Tom Hayden
Jane
Tom
Berkeley
Sodom
Gomorrah
Europe
America
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Antone
Leach
By Tom Wicker
Jerry Ford
White House
Electoral College
Sachusetts
Ronald Reagan
District of Columbia
New York Times Service
Christian Gellert
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