Iowa lawmakers edge toward tax cut compromise
Cracks appeared in Republican support for a four year tax cut plan as Gov Branstad's 1994 election cornerstone faced resistance. The Senate proposed a one year package including $97 million in property tax relief and $50 million in income tax cuts to break a legislative gridlock. House leaders signaled willingness to adopt a smaller, shorter plan with targeted cuts and funding shifts.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
House
Republican
Senate Caucus
GOP
Family Opportunity Plan
Senate
Jack Rife
Durant
M&e
Senate Democrats
Roi Corbett
Cedar Rapids
Branstad
Iowa
Brent Siegrist
Council Bluffs
Catholics again look at merging two high schools
The Regis LaSalle Board of Education hires Novak Design Group to study combining Regis and LaSalle under one roof. A prior plan to build a new consolidated high school near 42nd Street and Ushers Ferry Road NE was abandoned in January 1992.
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Matt Brandes
Regis-LaSalle
Jeff Henderson
Regis
West-Side
LaSalle
Henderson
Archdiocese of
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Jordan to return to Bulls after brief tuning period
Michael Jordan plans a return to the Chicago Bulls with a two week period to refine his skills, according to a source close to the retired star. Details on page 10. Taft Middle School in Cedar Rapids altered policies after a male student was accidentally given the wrong medication. Details on page 1B.
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Michael Jordan
Chicago Bulls
Taft Middle School
Cedar Rapids
Cryovac Plans Expansion Across Nine Plants
The Cryovac parent company in Cedar Rapids announces expansion of nine plants adding machinery and new jobs. Details on page 6C.
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Cryovac
Cedar Rapids
Tiny pollution particles deadly even at legal levels
A large study of 552,138 adults in 151 metro areas finds that particle pollution raises death rates. Areas with higher pollution show 17 percent more deaths, with 31 percent more heart and lung disease deaths and linked lung cancer deaths. Experts urge reviewing federal standards.
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New York
Philip Landrigan
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Douglas Dockery
Dockery
Harvard School of Public
John Bachmann
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
EPA
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Harvard
Brigham Young University
Provo
Utah
American Cancer Society
Metro
Feverish spring fever grips Cedar Rapids area
Citizens and businesses report a reach of spring fever as plants sway in Cent Point Rd NE greenhouse and shoppers chase warmth. At Pierson's Florists crowds wander aisles while Fin & Feather stores see eager buyers and analysts note anticipation. University students plan a long spring break to escape the cold.
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Mike Eilen
Pierson’s
Bob Pierson
Fin & Feather Sports Shop
Cedar Rapids
Bank suspect follows girlfriend to jail in Iowa
Ricky Kindred, 47, was arrested at the Washington County Public Safety Center on a federal bank robbery warrant after visiting for his girlfriend Sheila Bush, 33, who had been jailed for probation violation on a drunken driving conviction. He faces up to 25 years plus possible weapon-use charges if indicted.
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Dave Gosch
Washington
Iowa
Ricky Kindred
Washington County
Federal
Des Moines
U.S. Marshal’s
Kindred
Jack Dillon
al Overbaugh
U.S. Attorney's Office
Overbaugh
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