Legislature Standoff Pushes Iowa Budget To Overtime
Iowa lawmakers split along party lines edge toward adjournment with no deal on the fiscal 2016 education and human services budgets. Republicans hold to a 7.176 billion spending target and a 1.25 percent K-12 boost, while Democrats press for 2.625 percent and use of surplus funds. Senate leaders warn of a potential June 30 shutdown as negotiators struggle on education aid and budget priorities.
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Des Moines
House
Kraig Paulsen
R-Hiawatha
Iowa
GOP
Senate
Terry Branstad
Dave Heaton
Mount Pleasant
Branstad
Mike Gronstal
Council Bluffs
Gronstal
Iowa House OKs near billion education budget with tuition freeze
The Iowa House approved 977 million for education spending, keeping a tuition freeze for state universities for a third year and scrapping a performance based funding plan. The measure, 55 to 42, also funds the Blind and Education departments and the College Student Aid Commission with cuts to some areas.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
Iowa
Senate
Cecil Dolecheck
Rmount Ayr
Sharon Steckman
Mason City
College Student Aid Commission
Pat Grassley
New Hartford
Senate panel backs hike in sales tax to fund resources
A Senate Ways and Means Committee panel approved an 8-7 vote to raise Iowa’s sales tax by 3/8 of a penny starting July 1 2016. The funds would flow to the constitutional natural resources and outdoor recreation trust, generating 120 to 180 million dollars for conservation and recreation programs.
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Senate
Des Moines
Iowa
Matt McCoy
Vietnam Veterans Remembered 40 Years After End of War
In Cedar Rapids, about 40 years after Saigon fell, Vietnam veterans and Patriot Guard Riders gathered outside the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Tony Melton recalled mistreatment upon return, while John Powers described combat near the Vietnamese border and lasting injuries. Don Tyne noted Agent Orange related issues and PTSD as veterans adjust to retirement and seek help.
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the Gazette
Gene Frame
Amana
U.S
Armory
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Cedar Rapids
Saigon
Patriot Guard
Vietnam
U.S. Navy
Tony Melton
South Vietnam
John Powers
Sgt
Powers
Don Tyne
Linn County Veterans Affairs
Tyne
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