Iowa House Advances Measures Impacting Eastern Iowa
The Iowa Legislature sent to Gov. Branstad bills affecting Cedar Rapids and Eastern Iowa. The package saves Cedar Rapids library construction costs, uses a bequest for two trail projects and Old Capitol work, and extends tax refund deadlines for Penick and Ford workers. It also tightens child pornography penalties and moves precinct caucus timing to keep Iowa first.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
House
Terry Branstad
Cedar Rapids
Old Capitol
Iowa City
Penick and
Ford
Donald Canney
Glenn G. Herrick
Branstad
Gilbertville
Waterloo
Dubuque
Dyersville
Senate Rejects House Plan On Cigarette Price Tax
Iowa Senate rejects House amendment to a guaranteed price markup on cigarettes, approving a 25 cent per carton retailer profit and sending the bill back to the House. The measure keeps an 18 cent per carton tax, otherwise dropping to 13 cents costing about 17 million in annual revenue.
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Osterberg
Canney
Senate
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Classic Retro Gaming Titles Listed for Market
A string of game names appears in a catalog style listing including Temple of Apshai and Curse of Ra among others. The list mixes arcade and computer titles with random phrases like Wall Street Robbers and The Lost Tomb.
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Apshai
Senate backs jobless fund bailout amid Branstad dispute
Iowa Senate affirmed its version of a bail out plan for the unemployment benefits trust fund shifting most costs to employers and freezing benefit levels. Gov Branstad denounces lack of consultation and vows no immediate signature, while House reception is thought favorable. The plan seeks solvency with a one week waiting period and six year phased cuts totaling 87 million in benefit reductions and 211 million in higher employer contributions.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
House
Senate
Statehouse
Branstad
Cal Hultman
Red Oak
Senate Republicans
Hultman
George Kinley
D-Des Moines
Sen
Ted Anderson
D-Waterloo
Anderson
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