Branstad shifts to support revising school aid formula
Iowa Governor Branstad says he favors reviewing the entire school aid formula to create a more equitable funding system. Democrats push to remove phantom students and redirect funds to instructional costs, while opposing tax hikes and insisting on more state aid.
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Marshalltown students invite Gorbachev to visit Iowa
Russian class members at Marshalltown High School draft a personal invitation to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. Des Moines businessman John Crystal will hand deliver the letter during a summer trip to the Soviet Union and invite him to visit Marshalltown when he comes to the United States. The students toured the Soviet Union earlier this year.
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Lawmakers Ease Penalty For Open Liquor in Vehicles
Rep. Daniel Jay says a bill approved by Iowa legislators last month lowers the open container penalty in cars to align with the ban on drinking alcohol in a vehicle. Magistrate William Byers recently dismissed a Perry man's open can charge, ruling the earlier law unconstitutionally harsher than the drinking ban.
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