Iowans reflect on a difficult legislative year
Key lawmakers critique a narrow budget driven session focusing on spending and reapportionment. They fault missed chances on energy, water, and welfare while praising limited reforms such as inheritance tax and utility measures. Voices from Avenson Doderer Johnson and Pope capture frustration and resilience amid intra party tensions and fiscal crises.
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House
Pope
Avenson
James Clements
Davenport
Dirty 30
GOP
Regents
del Stromer
R-Garner
Conference Committee
Doderer
Stromer
Johnson
Crazy Sock Day Provokes Iowa Senate Dress Controversy
Iowa Senator James Briles condemns pages for Crazy Sock and Tennis Shoe Day as the Senate nears session end. Senator Julia Gentleman defends the decorum focus on debate quality. Pages resist changing outfits despite the protest.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate
James Briles
R-Corning
Julia Gentleman
R-Des Moines
Briles
State Senate of
Iowa
Gentleman
Consumer pays price for taxes raised
A speaker vents that proposed tax increases will ultimately hit consumers. They argue higher truck fees gas taxes diesel oil and cigarette taxes shift burden to the public, ending with the blunt line that the consumer pays.
Iowa lawmakers send bill to governor amid budget tension
Rush faulted Republicans for failing to address corrections and leadership gaps as session ended. Critics said the party split hindered tax and spending decisions, with some factions favoring deeper cuts while others backed modest tax increases to approve a budget.
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Johnson
Robert Ray
Rush
The
Times
Senate
Ray
Bush
Craft
Iowa
Murray
House
Iowa Senate highlights 1981 budget moves and tax relief
The 1981 Iowa Legislature highlighted selective budget cuts and priority spending. Lt. Gov. Branstad praised fully funding property tax credits at 204 million and anti crime measures, while noting rising fuel costs pressure on the Iowa State Patrol. A looming 1982 session faces possible sales tax talk amid an election year.
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Murray
Iowa
Iowa State Patrol
Terry Branstad
Senate
Jim Wells
Cedar Rapids
Branstad
Camp Good Health Fund Raises Memorial Gifts
A memorial donations list shows contributions to Camp Good Health via The Cedar Rapids Gazette, honoring loved ones and family members. The page tallies totals of 26,634.89 with an 1980 budget of 28,500.00 and 1,865.41 yet to be received.
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Camp Good Health
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Joel
Dorothy Emery
John MacKay
Charles E
Ralph V. Harman
Edson J. Nelson
A. Lindquist
Leone Hoffman Hopker
Rollin and
Verlie Heald
Fred
Freda Donisthorpe
Helen
Bill
Arie
Ike) de Vries
Ruby
Theressa de Vries
W.W. Whipple
R.C. Schroeder
Olga Nast
B. Thomas
Carolyn Corwin
Pauline Brockman
Bodo
Marlo
Edna Wicklund
Dale J. Fry
Antonie Jansa
W.F
Fred Lee
Alice Beyer
Fred T. Arnold Radeke
Lyle M. Ford
Frank D. Davis
Edith
Fred W. Niesz
Nina Nelson E. Hoffman
Miother
Ray Crawford
Henrietta Heights
Calif
Elsie Hopker
Harold E. and
Blumenshine
Don and
Teana
Johnnie
Joseph W. Brothers
Lydia Christie
Leonard
Jennie
Philip W. Shive
Anna Cubbage
Cunningham
Harold Kolar
Larry F. Davis
Secacseus
Forde Smith
John Christian
Ewer Wae
Lorraine Thorn
Staney Konigsmark
Doris Janecek Schwab
Helen Donisthorpe
Herman Dolley
Thelma
Ae Hare
Pearl Meister
William Meyer
Julius DeBrower
Nathan Ealy
George J. Meyer
Frances Cloudy
Lodge Deske Vlastenky
Lorraine Eckert Thompson
Fred Christle
Harry
Dorothy Christle
John Roshar
Leo
Nona Keating
Joy
Y.E. Richtarik
Dorothy Stoneking Gleason
Roy Stoneking
Omer
Ozzie” Miller
Cliff and
Bernice
Frank D. Sheppard
John C. White
Mildred A. White
Virginia Kromminga
Thelma Dolley
Richard and
Harry Demery
Henry and
Stella Meyer
Victor
Eb Nbee
Agee
Pan
Walter
Delores Meyer
Karen Waskow
Robert Buresh
Ruth
Ernest Buresh
Bolek Wishniewski
Michael Felereisen
Srewets
Lend-ahand Club
Esther K. Frish
Norma Moses
Ceeseeeens Seeees
Esther Frish
Frank
Betty Stoklasa
Beulah Kuba
Clara Dahl
Eleanor Bahnsen
Betty Sorensen
de Queen, Ark
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