University funding debate shapes education appropriations bill
Tickets discussed for Elliott and Groth as 200 university passes remain in use for recruits visitors and dignitaries. After three years more tickets may be released. Groth planned to attach the amendment to the education appropriations bill with 45 sponsors. The bill, returned to the Senate on an 89 to 0 vote, budgets 438.2 million for the state Board of Regents, area schools, and education agencies for the year starting July 1. U I would receive 106.6 million. University Hospitals 24.7 million. U I family practice program 1.38 million. Psychiatric Hospital 5.3 million. Hygenic Lab 2 million. Hospital School 3.7 million. Oakdale campus 1.7 million. ISU gets 87.4 million plus 10.2 million for the experiment station and 9.8 million for extension. UNI to receive 34.3 million. Iowa Braille and Light Saving School at Vinton 2.29 million. House changes modify 15 area community college allocations, cutting 56.3 million by 150 thousand.
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Senate
State Board of Regents
Department of Public Instruction
U of I
Oakdale
University of Northern Iowa
Iowa Braille and Light Saving School
Vinton
Lawmakers Swap Votes After Closed Door Meeting
Parimutuel Committee Chair Minnette Doderer and Rep. Tom Fey switched positions to pass a bill amid strong opposition. Rep. Andrew McKean condemned the bill's energy and human cost, calling it a disgrace. A closed door session with Speaker Donald Avenson led to the vote changes.
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Minnette Doderer
D-Iown City
Tom Fey
D-Davenport
Andrew McKean
R-Morley
Donald Avenson
D-Oelwein
Iowa Senate Democrats unveil plan for bailout of jobless fund
Iowa Senate Democrats propose a bailout plan to repay the federal debt for unemployment benefits by 1989. The plan raises costs for workers and employers through waiting periods benefit freezes and higher tax rates while balancing against eventual solvency. It contrasts with House figures and Gov Branstad's proposal with differing impact on benefits and employer costs.
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Iowa
Senate
Democrats
Ken Sullivan
Eette
Des Moines
Senate Democrats
Chamber
Labor and Industrial Relations Committee
Lowell Jenkins
D-Montrose
House
Democratic
Unemployment Trust Fund
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Friday the 13th adjournment eyed for Iowa General Assembly
Gazette reports Iowa lawmakers debated possible adjournment timing with a 6 p.m. deadline. The Senate proposed a closure while House Democrats considered a Friday finish amid a busy must-do list including appropriations and tax code updates. Senate Majority Leader Lowell Jenkins noted the adjournment resolution could be amended.
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Des Moines
Iowa General Assembly
House
Iown
Senate
Lowell Jenkins
Montrose
Airport Ail Plans Bond Sale Ahead of July Deadline
An airport commission member and city department heads met with airline reps behind closed doors to discuss a final lease and terminal design. A memorandum sets a June 1 deadline. if not met, it becomes void. Bond issues may total about 9.0 million, funded by delays and lower interest rates, with remaining costs around 17 million from federal funds and airport income. New design uncertainty leaves area square footage between 62,650 and 65,500.
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Ail
Airport Commission
McMahan
University of Iowa hayfever drug trial plans park tests
Allergy researchers at the University of Iowa College of Medicine will test a new hayfever drug on volunteers who meet criteria including age at least 18 and a history of grass pollen allergies. Women at risk of pregnancy are excluded unless sterilized or postmenopausal. Participants visit the Allergy Clinic, undergo blood tests and exams, then spend a day outdoors taking pills and rating symptoms hourly.
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Murali Sharath
U of I College of Medicine
Sharath
United States
Congress proposal offers 36 month mortgage relief loans
The plan would grant loans up to 36 months for homeowners with substantial income loss through no fault of their own. HUD would assess delinquency, foreclose risk, and ensure repayment prospects, with 38 percent of income paid by the homeowner and the rest by HUD secured by a lien. The White House opposed tax increase changes, preferring no budget over higher taxes.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
White House
Reagan
Iowa House rejects higher profit on cigarettes
The Iowa House kept the current cigarette minimum pricing, voting 83-15 to keep the 18 cent tax increase and rejecting a Senate plan to guarantee higher profits for retailers and distributors. Debate centered on restoring the 18 cent minimum when calculating prices. if adopted, minimums would rise from 6.13 to 8.24 per carton.
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Judy Daubenmierg
Arette
Des Moines
Iowa House
Iowa
Senate
Chamber
Michael Connolly
D-Dubuque
Robert Arnould
D-Davenport
Iown
House
Cedar Rapids Regional Festival and Public Meetings
Linn County officials hold multiple daytime meetings at the Administrative Office Building Mercy Hospital and Health Center. Kirkwood Community College hosts a dedication and a lecture as well as a concert by Maynard Ferguson. The Cedar Rapids International Festival runs 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. with an opening parade at 9 a.m. and a naturalization ceremony at 10 a.m. Admission varies and events are at Five Seasons Center Ballantyne Auditorium Kirkwood Coe Sinclair Auditorium and Stouffers Hotel.
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Linn County Supervisors
Linn Health Services Advisory Committee
Mercy Hospital
Public Health Nursing Association Board of Directors
Kirkwood Community College Board of Directors
Linn
Marion Park Board
Marion Community Center
Marion Citizens Committee Impact
City Hall
Marion Independent School Board
Marion Senior High
Cedar Rapids
Five Seasons Center
United Nations
Ballantyne Auditorium
Kirkwood
Maynard Ferguson
Iowa Hall
Hayden Fry
Stouffers Hotel Grand Ballroom
Cedar Rapids Community Theatre
Kathy Schneider
Jackie Johnson
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Groth
University
Iowa State University
Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station
Parimutuel
Ted Anderson
Waterloo
House Democrats
Hayfever
Congress
Harold P. Pluimer
Cornell
Marcia Butzel
U of 1
Hedges
the Commons
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Pella
Coe Women’s Chorale
Sinclair Auditorium
Coe
Mel Oliven Memorial
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood Jazz Ensemble
Beatty-Bearle-Murdoch Funeral Home
Brush Chapel
Cedar Rapids & Salon
Murdoch Funeral Home
Marion
Teahen Funeral Home
Land and the Legend
Kcrg Radio
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