Editorial: Court orders pay raises for state workers
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that state employees must receive pay raises won through collective bargaining and binding arbitration. The decision increases budget pressure as the state faces a multi hundred million dollar gap and a tight legislative session amid a funding dispute with Governor Branstad.
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Terry Branstad
Branstad
American Federation of State
Afscme Local 61
Don McKee
McKee
South Africa Moves to End Apartheid After Referendum
The white minority backed de Klerk’s plan with about 70 percent approval in a record turnout referendum. Observers say blacks could vote in a future government by year’s end, with new constitutions and evolving democracy seen as a lengthy, hopeful process amid lingering suspicions and dissent.
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South Africa
F.W. de Klerk
Congress Faces Deadlock as Public Loses Trust
A survey of 16 Congress members reveals broad agreement that Congress is structurally broken. They call for truth telling leaders, a public ready to accept hard choices, and media reform to end gridlock. Four steps include focus on national agendas, cost of ticket splitting, overhauling rules and campaign finance reform to restore accountability.
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George Washington University
Lawrence N. Hansen
Joyce Foundation and Center
Congress
Peter D. Hart
Douglas Bailey
Hansen
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Senate
Washington
Bill Clinton
George Bush
Executive Branch
Democrats learn to settle contests early say Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun notes Republicans generally settle nomination fights early, citing elections from 1968 to 1988. It contrasts Democratic delays with the 1976 GOP unity and observes Democrats often stay in past pivotal moments, influencing convention outcomes and endorsements.
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Theo Lippman JR
Bob Dole
Reforms drive school progress but never finish
William C. Jacobson argues that school reformers like Dr. Madeline Hunter and Willard Daggett push for better teaching and curricula, but the effort never ends as society and learning needs evolve. Reform persists as a guiding journey toward improved outcomes.
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Madeline Hunter
Dr. Hunter
Willard Daggett
Hunter
Daggett
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