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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 2015
Page
6
The Iowa Legislature remains stuck over K 12 funding and overall spending as the 2016 budget fights drag on past May 1. Branstad’s role is pivotal but talks continue behind closed doors with conference committees often for show.
A Cedar Rapids letter urges protection of arts funding amid state budget threats, praising Linn-Mar music programs and advocating STEAM value. It argues arts support is essential for education and future progress, and warns against reducing arts education. The piece also includes reader comments about free speech, speed enforcement, and traffic cameras in Cedar Rapids.
Harrop profiles Bandidos and rival clubs, noting veterans, money, and masculine thrills driving members. She cites sociologist James Quinn on two-year gang tension, the Texas patch dispute, and the surge of arrests after the Twin Peaks riot.
Tammy Nyden writes to Iowa lawmakers urging approval of SF 505 section 100 creating a state child mental health and well being work group. She notes a coalition of over 100 experts aims to draft a strategic plan by July to fix failures in schools libraries and community services and cites a 12 year old son with Tourette's mood disorder and autism. The piece highlights funding items in appropriations bills including 5 million for waitlist reduction and 5 million for provider rate increases, plus a 240000 grant for a mental health planning act and continued support for decision making offices. Nyden urges action to prevent disability incarceration and homelessness and to keep families from leaving Iowa.
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