Washington budget clashes stall as $85 billion cuts loom
President Obama and Republican leaders refuse to budge on a stalled deficit plan as $85 billion in across the board cuts looms. The Pentagon faces furloughs and contractors will feel the impact while housing vouchers are halted in Seattle.
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Branstad appoints son to Iowa Natural Resources Commission
Gov Terry Branstad names his son Marcus Branstad of West Des Moines to the Natural Resources Commission that sets policy for fish wildlife and conservation and oversees state parks and forests. Marcus, 29, a Buena Vista University political science graduate and manager at the American Chemistry Council, will face confirmation by two thirds of the Senate.
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Branstad Names Two Appointees to Iowa Board of Regents
Governor Branstad announced that Craig Lang will serve another six-year term as president of the nine member Board of Regents and two new members, Robert Cramer and Subhash Sahai, will join May 1. Cramer is Grimes based president of Cramer & Associates and Sahai heads Webster City Medical Clinic. The Senate must confirm the appointments.
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Amtrak records record ridership in 2012 rise in view of highway traffic
A Brookings Institution study shows Amtrak carried 31.2 million passengers in 2012, a 55 percent rise since 1997, with nearly 90 percent of gains from trips under 400 miles. The report highlights profitability only on four routes in the Northeast corridor and urges a national rail plan.
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