Cities push national view in urban presidential vote
A dozen cities with about 2.5 million people plan nonbinding presidential preference votes this Nov 7 to influence candidates. Led by CityVote founder Larry Agran, organizers say urban input could shift focus from Iowa and New Hampshire toward representative American cities.
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Om Knight-Ridder
Larry Agran
Irvine
Calif
CityVote Project
Iowa
New
New Hampshire
Mike Peterson
Democratic Party
Brian Kennedy
Republican Party
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minn
Tucson
Ariz
Boston
Baltimore
CityVote
Pasadena
Moscow
Idaho
Fayette, Mo
Spokane
Olympia
Tumwater and
Lacey
Wash
Agran
Minneapolis-St. Paul
1995 Iowa Legislature ends with record tax cut
The 1995 session adjourned after 116 days with a $3.836 billion fiscal 1996 budget and a $120 million property and income tax cut centerpiece. Legislation expanded welfare reforms, built prison capacity, tightened drunken driving penalties, regulated feedlots and expanded the state fiber network. Governor Branstad hailed the session as productive despite death penalty reversal by the Senate.
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Newton
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Ron Corbett
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Corbett
Senate
Six year old survives four story fall from fire escape
D J Barnes fell four stories from a fourth floor fire escape at his apartment complex Wednesday night. He suffered a sprained ankle and possible injuries to his right leg and back but was treated at St Luke's Hospital and released. His mother Kendra Barnes said the boy remained awake before EMS arrived and vowed not to climb again to avoid missing kindergarten.
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Gazette News
D.J. Barnes
D.J
Kendra Barnes
Fourth Ave
Barnes
St. Luke’s Hospital
Leshun
Leshard Davis
Cedar Rapids
Finch quits speaking at Des Moines radical right conference
Cedar Rapids Superintendent Lew Finch withdrew as a speaker from the Des Moines event titled The Right Balance a Reasoned Response to the Radical Right. He cited lack of balance and concerns over labeling fundamentalist Christians as extremists while noting his conservative Christian stance.
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Finch
Starlite Village
Des Moines
The
Gay and Lesbian Resource Center
Planned Parenthood of
Greater Iowa
Iowa
National Organization For Women
Prairie Fire
Des Moines Register
School Board
Ron Olson
Appeals on Property Valuation Due to Cedar Rapids Board
Brief notice states that appeals on property valuations to the Cedar Rapids Board of Review must be filed or postmarked by day’s end. Details on page 1B.
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Cedar Rapids Board of Review
Pressure in College Athletics Sparks Regulatory Push
Rep Charles Hurley urges the State Board of Regents to curb positive portrayals of homosexuals at state universities. Details on page 2B. Also noted Gary Moeller's career pressure and Hlas column on page 1C.
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Charles Hurley
State Board of Regents
Gary Moeller
Hlas
Group urges overhaul of retirement system
Washington leaders warn urgent reform is needed to avoid two bad futures: lower living standards for retirees or a heavy tax burden on workers. The Committee for Economic Development calls for overhauling Social Security, boosting private savings, and expanding pension coverage as baby boomers retire and life expectancy rises.
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Washington
America
Lawrence Weinbach
The
Committee For Economic Development
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