Editorial: Iowa Supreme Court veto ruling sparks budget fight
The Gazette argues the Iowa Supreme Court correctly found Gov. Branstad's line item veto unconstitutional erasing 36 state employment offices. It says Branstad bears responsibility for the budget mess and calls for restoring funding to avoid service shutdowns while urging nonpartisan action to aid unemployed Iowans.
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Iowa GOP forms 17 member task force on caucus improvements
The Republican Party of Iowa creates a 17 member panel to improve caucus transparency and results reporting after a confusing night with mixed counts and paperwork issues. It urges scrapping the straw poll to emphasize the main voting outcome.
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Letters highlight school district costs and ACA benefits
A Cedar Rapids reader calls for fewer districts and centralized administration to lower costs and improve education. The letter also praises the Affordable Care Act for ending lifetime limits, banning premium drops for the sick, protecting pre existing conditions, and allowing young adults to stay on parental plans until 26, urging continued nurse advocacy nationwide.
District concerns over school fundraiser and admin building
A reader questions a Wilson School gym fundraiser amid complaints about a multimillion dollar district admin building. The letter contrasts frugal school funding with a grand facility, urging taxpayers to scrutinize district spending.
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Taj Mahal
Risks of Iowa nuclear energy bill and privatized profits
The message warns that even with amendments the state bill privatizes profits and socializes risk, creating financial and environmental dangers. It argues funds should back renewables and urges contacting legislators to oppose the bill, noting broad voter opposition in Iowa.
Shopper surveillance does not differ from drivers surveillance
The writer Helen Saunders argues that cameras detecting shoplifters and those detecting highway speeders serve similar purposes and criticizes the uproar over being caught by cameras.
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Marion
Wasteful medical spending and questionable procedures examined
The piece argues conservatives seek cost sharing but warn against unwarranted care. It cites obesity surgery for a teen, MRIs for minor pains in athletes, routine bone density tests for women over 65, and stents for stable angina as examples of wasteful or unnecessary interventions with high costs and risks.
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Focus on skills for students column critiques school funding
William J. Moss of Cedar Rapids argues against higher tax funding for public schools and praises private college support, community colleges, and skilled trades. He urges trimming bureaucracy, aligning with career training, and delaying push to four year degrees to meet labor shortages in die casting, healthcare, and alternative energy sectors.
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Rockwell
Kirkwood Community College
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