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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 2001
Page
7
Iowa lawmakers begin a special session Tuesday in the State Historical Building Auditorium due to renovations at the Capitol. Leaders describe a tight, low-tech setting with roll-call voting and a packed agenda including a utility plant siting bill, redistricting maps, and tax rebate exemptions.
The study of 6100 stroke patients across Asia Australia and Europe found Aceon plus the diuretic Lorol reduced strokes to 150 cases versus 255 with placebo over four years. Benefits appeared even in patients with normal initial blood pressure, with about one in ten avoiding stroke heart attack or death from cardiovascular disease.
Des Moines Iowa legislators have a history of lengthy and multiple special sessions. The record shows 16 special sessions, with the last three often needing two sessions to finish work. The longest ran 239 days from December 4 1923 to July 30 1924.
The list outlines proposed actions for the 79th General Assembly special session including a 2000 population based reapportionment plan that moves 64 incumbents and opens 34 seats, extending employer surcharges for workforce centers, allowing colleges to raise operating funds, exempting federal tax rebates from state taxes, and streamlining utility project approvals with mixed party support. The layout notes partisan positions from Gov. Vilsack, the GOP majority, and competing views on siting, financing, and regulatory changes.
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