Branstad Faces Limited Options On Budget Shortfall
Iowa leaders weigh 2017 budget fixes as Revenue Estimating Conference trims projected tax growth. Gov Branstad and a GOP legislature already made 117.8 million in midyear cuts and transfers to preserve a 600 thousand ending balance, citing a lagging farm economy.
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Iowa voter recalls Trump upset and first month chaos
Tom Godat a Washington Post union electrician who voted for Trump calls him the lesser evil but says the chaos of his first month feels impulsive and like a dictatorship at times. He fears Trump’s quick executive actions and notes Iowa was his strongest win among key states.
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Father recalls son's sacrifice at Iowa fundraiser
Khizr Khan, carrying a copy of the U.S. Constitution, spoke at a Cedar Rapids fundraising dinner for the Iowa Council on American-Islamic Relations. He honored his son, an Army captain who died in service, and recalled the 2016 Democratic National Convention moment with Donald Trump.
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Khan offers Constitution to Trump at DNC
Khizr Khan and Ghazala Khan appeared at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last July. Khan held a copy of the U.S. Constitution and offered to send it to Donald Trump.
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