Iowa economy shows small improvement may signal recovery
State Comptroller Ron Mosher said April brought little change in Iowa’s economy. most gains stemmed from bookkeeping shifts. Revenue rose 12.7 percent from a year earlier due to accelerated personal income tax withholdings, with three taxes showing slight gains and farm income down about 10 percent.
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Iowa
Mosher
Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Ron Mosher
Robert Ray
Ray signs bill doubling Iowa raffle prize limits and more
Gov. Robert Ray signed a package increasing raffle prize caps from 5 000 to 10 000 and top raffle prizes from 25 to 50, plus removing ticket cost limits. The measure also revises workers compensation rules, creates partial disability coverage, and mandates suitable work offers. It funds habilitative services for mentally retarded prisoners and requires special services availability.
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Gazette Wire Services
Des Moines
Robert Ray Monday
Iowa
Ray
Iowa Division of Corrections
Conlon urges Iowa to re enact death penalty
State Rep Walter Conlon a three term lawmaker and attorney general candidate urged the Iowa Legislature to re enact the death penalty. He called for the punishment for criminals who murder police officers public officials and inmates who kill in prison. He cited the Waterloo police killings as example.
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Iowa
ChemLawn Lawn Care Guarantee in Cedar Rapids Iowa City Area
The 1982 Chemlawn Program in the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Area offers four specialized applications in Early Spring Late Spring Summer and Fall. Each treatment includes balanced fertilization heavy rate crabgrass and foxtail control and broadleaf weed control backed by regional agronomists and trained professionals.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Free cheese offered to non profit groups in Iowa counties
Non profit organizations may claim surplus American processed cheese from a Johnson County distribution. Ten thousand pounds remained unclaimed in Johnson County with an additional 1 000 pounds already given to groups. Call Roger Reid on Wednesday during stated hours to arrange pickup.
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Johnson County
Roger Reid
Cedar Rapids
Department of Social Services
Linn
Jones
Johnson
Iowa
Benton
Washington
Reid
Defective Welds Cast Doubt On Northern Border Pipeline
About 790 of the Montana to Iowa Northern Border pipeline welds may be defective after 48 000 X-rays. The 50 mile Iowa section under farms in Kossuth Winnebago and Hancock counties will see excavations to repair welds. Northern Plains seeks permission to repair rather than replace under federal rules. decision anticipated by mid May.
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Iowa Daily Press Association
DES Moines
Ventura
Iowa
Northern Border
Jana Martin
Northern Plains
Kossuth
Winnebago
Hancock
Don Stursma
Iowa Commerce Commission
Stursma
U.S. Materials Transportation Bureau
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