Iowa News Roundup: Masks Banned in Schools and Other Moves
Iowa bans local school mask requirements effective next day. Lawmakers back blue protections raise rioting penalties. Abortion amendment may appear on 2024 ballot. Trial begins in Mollie Tibbetts case. Charter schools expansion cuts local board input. Auditor to probe election worker payments. Corrections and DOT promos noted. Drought webinar planned. Senate and Grassley weigh in on Jan 6 commission.
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Iowa law reaches income tax cuts and extended child credit
Lawmakers completed a compromise package closing the 2021 session with income tax cuts slated for 2023, doubled child care tax credit eligibility, phased out the inheritance tax, moved mental health funding from local property taxes to state, and ended state aid to towns hurt by tax cuts. Also notes a factional elections bill dispute and a Sibley train derailment with evacuations and no injuries.
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Cedar Rapids police seek certified officers via lateral transfer
The Cedar Rapids Police Department begins a lateral transfer program to hire already certified officers, paying at current experience level and skipping academy training to fill staffing gaps. The process runs through June 7, with expected applicants from nearby departments and rural agencies.
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