Iowa Republicans unveil 8.119 billion budget for next year
The Iowa Legislature adopts a budget rising 3.7 percent to 8.119 billion for the new fiscal year starting July 1. Includes 100 million for broadband expansion and uses 178.2 million less than available revenue under a spending cap. Surplus projected at 487.6 million with reserves around 817.9 million.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ning
Cattle Producers Cry Foul Over Meat Processing Consolidation
Iowa cattle feeders denounce consolidation as four large meatpackers control most U.S. beef processing. Rising consumer meat prices contrast with stagnant prices for cattle, prompting a May 17 letter from Iowa Cattlemen’s Association president Richard Godfrey to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.
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Sievers Family Farms
Stockton
Iowa Cattlemen’s Association
Andy Abeyta
the Gazette
Lowa
T’s
U.S
Richard Godfrey
Merrick Garland
Linn County Overflow Shelter to close May 31
The Linn County Overflow Shelter at the Fillmore Center Cedar Rapids will close May 31 after operating through the COVID-19 pandemic. Open nightly since March 2020 the facility has hosted 64 people per night on average and logged over 13 000 overnight stays since July 2020.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Fillmore Center
11Th St. NW
Liz Martin
the Gazette
DNA match ties Tibbetts killing to suspect car trunk
A DNA analyst testified the blood found on a trunk seal of Cristhian Bahena Rivera's Chevy Malibu matched Mollie Tibbetts's profile. Bahena Rivera, charged with first degree murder, led investigators to Tibbetts's body in a Iowa cornfield. The trial resumes next week as defense argues the confession was coerced.
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Davenport
University of Iowa
Tara Scott
Iowa
Cristhian Bahena Rivera
Mollie Tibbetts
Scott
Bahena Rivera
Tibbetts
Brooklyn
Pamela Romero
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