Iowa Next seeks funding for quality of life attractions
Senate panel weighs revamping recreational and cultural programs into an Iowa Next plan proposed by Gov. Branstad to coordinate parks cultural hubs and historic sites. Sen. Dotzler leads revival with a $25 million funding stream drawn from surplus, allocating $14 million to a new Iowa Next Commission and $11 million to five existing programs.
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Linn County considers bargaining unit for assistant prosecutors
Prosecutors floated forming a labor bargaining unit with assistants while stressing no sway on votes. Iowa counties already with units include Black Hawk and Polk. Linn County officials noted Vander Sanden and top deputies do not participate. salaries and raises across the board show wide disparities among county staff and elected officials.
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Carson positions himself as an outsider in Iowa
Carson drew mixed reactions in Cedar Rapids as he framed himself as an outsider while criticizing big government and calling for health savings accounts starting at birth to replace Obamacare. He visited Des Moines Capitol and plans more Iowa outreach, amid questions about his electability while Fiorina and Huckabee prepared separate appearances.
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Gore urges rapid shift to renewables amid drought and floods
Former vice president Al Gore says grid parity is here in much of the world and will reach 47 of 50 states next year. He lauds Iowa for wind power reaching nearly 29 percent of energy needs and notes falling solar costs, while warning climate change will bring more extreme rainfall and drought in the Midwest. He cites Cedar Rapids floods in 2008 and rising dew points as evidence of warming and heightened risks to agriculture.
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