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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 2003
Page
8
A Senate Education Committee approved a plan to create a 1 percent local option sales tax pool for school infrastructure with a statewide county vote and separate district measures. Critics warn it could shift revenue from counties with bonds and raise regressive tax impact while funding equity debates continue.
Iowa regents universities face tuition increases near 50 percent over three years as students blame state underfunding. Lawmakers cite rising faculty salaries as a factor, with debates over funding levels and a push to freeze pay. Students warn this threatens access, increases debt, and may drive Iowa students to leave for higher paying jobs.
A Des Moines Senate panel approved Senate File 169 to add licensed teachers to a state law prohibiting sexual exploitation by counselors. The bill defines consensual liaisons with a student as an aggravated misdemeanor with up to two years in prison and a $7,500 fine. a pattern of misconduct could be a Class D felony with up to five years and a $35,000 fine.
Democratic senators Bolkcom and Hatch blasted Republicans for diverting 33 million from the general fund to biotech labs and a cloning firm, arguing DHS children and family services need 27 million more. Republicans counter that state revenues require economic development to fund DHS.
The Iowa House approved the federal government backed OWI bill by a vote of 8 1 mit to seventh. Supporters cited potential penalties and funds while opponents warned of uncertain impact in the Iowa Senate and among officials.
Fragmentary text discusses abortion data and counting pregnancy terminations by chemical methods. Mentions public health data, annual counts, and legislative or policy debate, with unclear names and dates.
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