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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 2013
Page
2
Iowa Democrats press Republican Gov. Terry Branstad over his plan to raise future governors’ salaries, arguing the proposal alters pay and compensation norms. The discussion centers on governance and fiscal implications.
The Antelope Lending Library rolls out a books on wheels program to bring reading to communities. Volunteers drive routes to deliver titles, expand access, and promote literacy in neighborhoods with limited library access.
An Iowa survey of agricultural bankers and counterparts in three other states shows farmland prices rose 4 percent in the latest quarter. Bankers indicate the pace of gains is moderating as demand cools and supply constraints ease.
Iowa’s 2014 football schedule excludes Ohio State Michigan Michigan State and Penn State. The page notes a softer conference slate and hints at favorable road for the Hawkeyes with dates and opponents lined up for a strong season.
Iowa lawmakers and Gov Branstad reach a bipartisan accord on a 400 million tax relief package. The plan distributes benefits across property classes, returns surplus to income taxpayers, and aids low income working families. Negotiators combine Branstad and House GOP with Senate Democrats on a multiyear set of targeted cuts.
Cedar Rapids four Oaks Affordable Housing Network buys 100 plus homes across 18 blocks in Wellington Heights. The plan renovates properties to sell affordably, with 21 year old welder Cameron Proctor as a poster example. Proctor notes lower payments and a higher quality home, while friends show interest.
Plan highlights create a business property tax credit for 2015 taxes and raise the residential and agricultural property assessment growth cap to 3 percent for years beginning after Jan 1 2013. Starting July 1 2014 the Taxpayers Trust Fund balance above 30 million triggers a tax credit for Iowa taxpayers. Earned Income Credit rises to 14 percent in 2013 and 15 percent in 2014.
Investigators say Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scrawled a deathbed letter inside the boat where he was captured claiming the Boston Marathon bombs were retaliation for U S actions in Muslim regions. He described victims as collateral damage and called his brother a martyr. Tamerlan Tsarnaev died after a police gunbattle. Dzhokhar was captured and charged.
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