Iowa panel backs bold education reforms including regional sharing
Gov. Vilsack's 12 member Governance Task Force urges districts to pursue regional sharing of services and to review regulations on athletic and cultural sharing. The plan outlines phased steps from July 2001 to July 2008 to boost K-12 funding, ease property tax inequities, and reorganize districts if progress slows.
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Vilsack promotes early childhood push with police and union support
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack campaigns for a 39 million expansion of early childhood initiatives to push universal preschool. He argues the plan aids law enforcement and reduces taxpayer burden while lawmakers debate a mixed funding package in a split legislature.
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Iowa House passes bill to track minor abortion consent
The Iowa House approved HF 787 98-0 to require the Department of Public Health to collect who gives consent for minors to receive abortions. The measure moves to the Senate where its fate is uncertain.
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