AFSCME seeks outside study of Iowa pay system
AFSCME urged lawmakers to fund an outside analysis of state pay, arguing sex-based wage differences exist across occupations from licensed practical nurses to highway engineers. The union cites a two week pay gap and calls for de-sexing the wage structure, warning the current plan risks conflicts of interest and possible litigation.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
State of Iowa
Winn Newman
American Federation of State
Newman
Iowa
Afscme
Washington, D.C
Iowa House
Branstad
Board of Regents
Gemini to Open Decorah Plastics Plant at Freeport Park
Gemini Inc of Cannon Falls Minn plans a 10 000 square foot plant in Decorah’s Freeport Industrial Park. Construction starts this spring with operation by August. Jerry Benning named plant manager as initial hiring remains light. County supervisors approve two acre land sale at 3500 per acre and will provide a temporary road water and sewer hookups until a new system is ready.
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Decorah
Gemini Inc
Cannon Falls
Minn
Freeport
Ken Swanson
Gemini
Swanson
Jerry Benning
Benning
Winneshiek County
Clinton Superintendent Resigns for Minneapolis Post
Mark Ramsey, longtime Clinton Community School District superintendent, will resign June 30 to take a similar job in a Minneapolis suburb. He cites career advancement as the reason, noting Clinton's 5,500 student body is declining while Minneapolis district enrolls about 16,000. Ramsey previously was a Cedar Rapids finalist.
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Clinton
UPI
Mark Ramsey
Clinton Community
Minneapolis, Minn
Ramsey
Minneapolis
Hunting accident victim identified
Shane William Nehl a 15 year old of Dunkerton was killed by a shotgun blast Sunday morning. Deputies found his body in a wooded area behind his home around 9 30 am and he was pronounced dead at Allen Hospital Waterloo. Details of the accident were not released by the department.
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Dunkerton
Shane William Nehl
Black Hawk County
Allen Hospital
Waterloo
Perjury charge in Waterloo lawyer's death case
A fourth man faces perjury charges in the shooting death of Black Hawk County Assistant Public Defender Alvin Davidson in Waterloo. William Francis Wilson, 32, is held on 25,000 bond for lying under oath about the murder. other defendants include Ronald Harris Brown and Ennis Montgomery and Jay Hollins, with multiple bonds and ongoing extradition issues. A $5,000 reward linked to tips in the case is set to expire.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Alvin Davidson
William Francis Wilson
Wilson
Davidson
Ronald Harris Brown
Mesa, Ariz
Chickasaw
New Hampton
Ennis Cheda Montgomery
Jay Winston Hollins
Minneapolis
Montgomery
Bremer County
Waverly
Brown
Hollins
Hennepin County
Iowa
Jan Hollins
Jay
Cedar Falls
Mayflower complex sale to University of Iowa approved
The Iowa Executive Council approved the 6.5 million sale of the Mayflower apartments in Iowa City to the University of Iowa. The 8 story building on North Dubuque Street was built in 1966 and houses 275 units. The deal includes a 2 million gift to cover the difference between sale price and assessed value and hinges on dormitory revenue bonds set for April.
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DES Moines
Iowa Executive Council
Mayflower
Iowa City
The
University of Iowa
Mayflower Venture Partnership
North Dubuque Street
University
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