GOP details responsible budget proposal for Iowa
Republican leaders unveiled a 4.88 billion general fund plan for fiscal 2001 with 50 million in program cuts, spending 2.2 percent higher than last year and 3.5 percent overall including tobacco settlement and infrastructure. They target education, corrections, human services, and agriculture while keeping within statutory limits and avoiding raids. Vilsack cautions on timing and Democrats warn of a potential long session or vetoes.
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Senate Republicans strike down two Vilsack orders in Iowa
In Des Moines on Wednesday the Iowa Senate 28-21 voted to rescind Gov. Tom Vilsack's executive orders expanding affirmative action protections to sexual orientation and gender identity and granting agencies power to waive their rules. GOP leaders defend the move as defending legislative authority amid Democratic criticism of partisan motives.
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February state tax revenues rise 6.9 percent in Iowa
Iowa February state tax collections rose 6.9 percent from a year earlier, lifting year-to-date growth to 2.8 percent for eight months of fiscal 2000. Revenue officials say stronger personal income tax, corporate, and use taxes drove the gain while sales tax fell slightly.
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Iowa House approves drunken boating bill with BAC limit
The Iowa House unanimously passed a drunk boating bill raising the blood alcohol limit to 0.10 and allowing implied consent sobriety tests. Supporters cite years of effort and a fatal Saylorville Lake speedboat crash involving Dana Sanders as a catalyst for passage. Bill Sanders led advocacy after his wife’s death.
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