City Council backs Second Avenue SE closure for PCI medical mall
Cedar Rapids officials back closing a stretch of Second Avenue SE from 10th to 12th streets SE to make way for a $44 million PCI medical mall anchor in a new Medical District. The plan includes potential conversion of Second and Third avenues to two way streets as consultants proposed.
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Rick Smith
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Cliff Grother
Second Avenue SE
Grother
Second Avenue
Clini
Iowa
PCI Project
PCI
Monica Vernon
Jaime Rote
Zins
Second Ave. SE
Plan to cover resort debt with conservation funds
The state backs Honey Creek State Resort Park debt with conservation funds drawing sharp criticism. Deborah Thornton of the Public Interest Institute calls it a bailout and argues for lower budget options for campers and anglers rather than using taxpayer money to subsidize an upscale resort.
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Gazette
Honey Creek Resort
Moravia
Rathbun Lake
Iowa Dnr
Orlan Love
Honey Creek State Resort Park
Boondocks
Thornton
Health care overhaul only slows rise of premiums
President Obama promises lower premiums through the health care overhaul though experts caution that costs may keep rising. If cost controls work, annual increases would level off over time with tax credits aiding millions, but a rollback is unlikely. The article notes the fine print and ongoing upward trajectory despite reform.
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Associated Press
Washington
Barack Obama
Kucinich Backs Overhaul as Catholic Groups Align
Rep Dennis Kucinich shifts to support the health care overhaul. Catholic nuns and hospitals break with bishops to back the plan, aided by supporters who say cost constraints bite today. The piece notes Obama’s around the plan and Cleveland health care coverage.
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Dennis Kucinich
D-Ohio
Obama
Cleveland
Iowa City schools propose tax increase cut to half
The Iowa City school district proposes halving a 14.9 percent tax rate raise for next year. Administrators warn the move could cut funds for capital improvements and repairs. Four alternatives were presented, from no change to different levels of adjustment.
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Vazelle
Iowa City
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Public Interest Institute
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California
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