Cooperation urged as Iowa weighs facility funding and safety nets
The Gazette urges cooperation as Iowa lawmakers grapple with 2011 funding for 36 Workforce Development offices, Branstad line-item vetoes closing facilities, and court rulings on the Iowa Juvenile Home and mental health institutes. It calls for a comprehensive plan and a safety net for geriatric and behavioral health services, noting bipartisan concern and a costly legal battle.
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Terry Branstad
Branstad
Toledo
Iowa Supreme Court
Mount Pleasant
Clarinda
Senate Human Resources Committee
Readers Debate Shared Energy Lines and Education Reform
Letters criticize the Rock Island Clean Line for private transmission rights and urge shared highways for energy lines to spare farmland and habitat. Iowa politics are scrutinized over gas tax spending and funding choices, with calls for road repair and education reform through competition and teacher pay.
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Rock Island
Iowa
Mike Gronstal
Gronstal
ISEA
Open Internet Survives Net Neutrality Politics In Washington
Froma Harrop notes open Internet activists and users pressured Congress to back net neutrality. Cable giants faced steadier regulation as Netflix Twitter Mozilla joined the push, while Comcast Time Warner stock rose and a merger fears eased. Analysts argue big providers will invest despite rules.
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Comcast
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Time Warner
Federal Communications Commission
Netflix
Twitter
Mozilla
France
Europe
Holman Jenkins
Wall Street Journal
Google
Facebook
Microsoft
FCC
Time Warner Cable
Wall Street
Daniel Ernst
Hudson Square Research
CNBC
Time to fund Iowa Natural Resources Trust Fund
John Myers urges funding the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund. He cites 2010 voter approval, five years of inaction, and the fund’s planned $150 million annual distribution to trails, conservation, nature centers, and local initiatives. Myers highlights Indian Creek Nature Center as a potential recipient and calls for stronger outdoor resource investment.
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Natural Resources & Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund
Trust Fund
Impor
Indian Creek Nature Center
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