Iowa Legislates Inheritance Tax Cuts And Tax Indexing
The Iowa legislature advances estate tax relief with higher exemptions for spouses and children starting 1982 to 1984, and begins phasing out taxes on surviving spouses by 1986. It also lets farms use productivity-based valuations. Governor Ray uses item veto to strike homeless mental health funding in a reorganization bill.
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Jerry Snethen
Farm Bureau
Snethen
Iowa
Ray
Domestic Abuse Act criticized as gaps leave victims unprotected
Women report protective orders fail to stop repeated abuse with police often unable to act. Judges and advocates call for revisions to include immediate custody, broader abuse types, and clearer enforcement. Police and legal officials acknowledge confusion and gaps in the law.
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Teel Haas
Legal Service Corp
Iowa
Wisconsin
Haas
Martha Garner
Cedar Rapids
Ywca Women’s Emergency Shelter
State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Garner
Coalition
Byrne
Eads
Iowa Legislature weighs rail funding and fuel tax changes
Lawmakers debate rail bonding plans to save the Rock Island Line and possible diesel fuel tax hikes. A plan to issue up to 300 million in bonds faced Senate opposition. Diesel and gasoline tax increases were shelved in the House, while a road maintenance fund tops the needs list.
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General Assembly
Robert D. Ray
del Stromer
R-Garner
Iowa
House of Representatives
Iowa Railway Finance Authority
Senate
Richard Drake
Muscatine
Rock Island
Kansas City
Minneapolis
IRFA
House
Iowa Department of Transportation
Lura to review reapportionment plans this week
Iowa State Senator Mick Lura of Marshalltown will study the reapportionment proposals at the current special session. He is slated to become a legislative consultant for the Republican State Central Committee after the session, while remaining in the Senate, and previously directed Reagan's Iowa campaign.
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Des Moines
Mick Lura
Lura
Marshalltown
Republican State Central Committee
Iowa Senate
Ronald Reagan
Iowa
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