Iowa cigarette tax hike sparks Cedar Rapids protests
Smokers and retailers oppose a proposed $1 per pack rise to 37 cents in Iowa's cigarette tax to fund health programs. Residents like Randy Watkins and Andrew Beaupre weigh quitting, while RJ Reynolds promotes public opposition calls. The measure moves to the Iowa House and could take effect before April 1.
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Raheim to Step Down as UI President's Senior Associate
Salome Raheim, senior associate to the University of Iowa president, will resign May 31 to return to full-time teaching as an associate professor of social work. A search committee aims to select a new UI president by July, after Raheim helped transition leadership since January 2006.
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Researchers Tie Mutations to Cleft Lip and Palate
Iowa City researchers and collaborators identify new genetic mutations likely causing the common cleft lip and palate. Cleft lip and palate affect about one in 700 live births worldwide and result from tissues failing to join in early fetal development. Findings appear online in the Early Edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Supreme Court rejects pay claim in Linn parental termination case
Iowa Supreme Court rules the State Public Defender does not owe fees for attorney Judith Amsler in a Linn County parental termination action. The court held only the parents and the child have a right to an attorney in termination cases, and the juvenile court overstepped by ordering payment.
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Cedar Rapids School Board Focuses on Student Development
The Cedar Rapids school board will hear updates on district programs supporting students social, emotional and behavioral growth and a presentation on the 2005 Iowa Youth Survey. They will consider publishing next year's proposed budget and a public hearing notice for April 9. The meeting is at 7 p.m. at the Educational Services Center with a 4 45 p.m. work session and is televised on regional cable.
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Sidewalk project planned on Robins Main Street
Robins council approves a two phase 5 foot sidewalk along Main Street aimed at reducing bus reliance for nearby Westfield Elementary students. The first $100000 phase runs this summer from Cedar Valley Nature Trail to Mentzer Road, with a second $100000 segment to the city limits to follow in 2009 10.
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