Justice questions linger after Welsh ethics reprimand
The Iowa Senate voted 45 to 0 to reprimand Sen. Joe Welsh for alleged unethical ties to Institutional Treasury Management and to strip him from top panels. The Iowa Gazette Editorial Board questions the severity and urges clear ethics policy reforms, noting the punishment may be stronger in style than substance.
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Joe Welsh
D-Dubuque
Appropriations Committee
Iowa Public Employees Retirement System
Ethics Committee
Jean Lloyd-Jones
Iowa City
Iowa Senate
Iowa Trust
ITM
Welsh
Lloyd-Jones
Primaries Slapstick Past and Present Seen in Campaign Madness
The Baltimore Sun analyzes the evolution of presidential primaries from Stevenson Kefauver races through modern campaigns. It notes Stevenson’s critique of slapstick politics, the expansion from 19 to 40 primaries, and Mondale’s call to curb primaries in favor of party leadership.
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Theo Lippman JR
Bill Clinton
Bob Kerrey
Adlai Stevenson
Gov
Stevenson
Illinois
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
Grandfather
Kentucky
Graves County
White House
Massachusetts
Oregon
Kennedy
Wayne Morse
Walter Mondale
Schools have built in advantage on bond issues
A Gazette editorial argues 60 percent voting thresholds for public school bonds unfairly favor schools. It cites Cedar Rapids figures showing employees and families exceed 35 percent of potential voters before ballots. The piece supports keeping 60 percent to require broader taxpayer support and warns a 50 percent threshold would erase accountability.
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Gazette
Rebuild
Iowa
Iowa State Education Association
ISEA
Cedar Rapids Community
U.S. News & World Report
Commission On Excellence In Education
the Gazette
Square One
No Dark Windows Law Supported for Driver Safety
Letter from Frankie Brown of 1607 Second Ave SE commends Cedar Rapids police for enforcing the no dark windows rule. He urges all drivers to fix windows to protect officers and pedestrians and says detractors should obey the law.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Frankie Brown
Second Ave
Residents Speak Up Over Zoning Clash At Cedar Rapids Address
Cedar Rapids residents urge action on a disputed 860 17th St SE property. They allege the architects misused an architects office only permit, expanded nonresidential use, and seek repeal of a so called restrictive covenant to preserve single family zoning. They call for neighbors to attend today’s Planning Commission hearing.
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Cedar Rapids
17Th St
Planning Commission
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Mark Bowden
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Kefauver
Sen
John Kennedy
Baltimore Sun
Tayskal Vines
The
Iowa Coalition For Traditional Values
Larry Johnson
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