Cedar Rapids Costs Run Below Nationwide Average
A fourth quarter 1985 survey by the American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association finds Cedar Rapids index at 97 vs 100 national. Iowa City 102.6 and Des Moines 101.2 show higher costs. Marshalltown Sioux City Council Bluffs Fort Dodge Mason City also listed with varied components across groceries housing utilities transportation health care and miscellaneous items.
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American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association
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Branstad vows tough campaign after first news conference
Gov. Terry Branstad, announcing a second term bid, calls himself a tough guy and foresees a hard race. He notes a recent Des Moines Register poll showing a dead heat with two Democrats and says the one that counts is Election Day. He blames early campaigning by opponents and says he will focus on delivering results and economic development.
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Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
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Des Moines Register
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Newton
Senate
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Montrose
Anderson, Jenkins
George Kinley
D-Des Moines
Iowa House approves bill shifting unfinished plant costs to stockholders
The Iowa House approved a measure requiring utility stockholders to cover costs of coal plants started but unfinished. The bill, 56-36, targets projects abandoned after 18 months from application, shifting expenses from ratepayers to shareholders if the plant is not completed.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa House
al Sturgeon
Sioux City
Senate
David Osterberg
Mount Vernon
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Interstate Power Co
Guthrie County
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Osterberg
House committee defeats private liquor sales bill in Iowa
Iowa House State Government Committee voted 10 to 4 against a Senate backed plan to expand private liquor sales. The measure would have created a licensed class for private retailers where state stores are unprofitable and would have private shops buy from the state at standard prices. Officials warned the fiscal hit to the treasury would run about 1.59 million next year and 1.18 million the year after. Defeat does not end liquor system reform efforts this year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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West
Senate sets standards for counselors in Iowa
Iowa Senate approved a bill to require qualifications for family and marital counselors and create a licensing board to enforce compliance. Senator Joy Corning said many unqualified individuals pose as counselors, while the measure excludes already qualified members of other professional groups.
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Iowa Senate
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Cedar Falls
Corning
Iowa panel rejects finance disclosure for state job nominees
A House panel defeated a Senate-passed bill requiring nominees subject to Senate confirmation to file tax returns and disclose financial holdings. Nine votes for and eight against fell three short of the committee threshold, as opponents argued the Senate already has power to request such information but has not exercised it.
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Des Moines
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