Break on Cedar Valley Nature Trail concerns Urbana supporters
Fewer trail users feared as Ed McKinley clears a half mile of the 53 mile Cedar Valley Nature Trail on his farm near Urbana after a court battle over using an abandoned railroad bed for farmland. The detour could add 1.7 miles for riders, with 10 to 45 vehicles daily on nearby gravel roads and potential impact on Urbana tourism.
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Iowa House to reconsider nearly $239 million spending bills
Senate amendments return bills for House review authorizing 239.1 million in general and other funds for Justice Judicial Corrections Regulatory agencies Agriculture and Natural Resources. A proposed $65 workers' compensation claim review fee drew fight with GOP arguing it harms injured workers. supporters say it funds faster hearings.
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Branstad to sign 4 cent gas tax increase in Iowa
Governor Terry Branstad will sign a two phase four cents per gallon motor fuel tax hike into law at a 9 a.m. ceremony in Des Moines. The first two cents take effect Friday and the second two cents on January 1. Over about 21 months the measure should raise roughly 121 million dollars and funds will be distributed under a temporary formula agreed by state county and city governments.
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