25 May 2001
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 2001
Page
1
Campgrounds fill as dedicated Memorial Day campers endure rain and wind. Iowa City brothers who died in the Civil War are among those honored across Eastern Iowa with ceremonies and remembrances.
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Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa vows an expansive agricultural and social agenda with the new Democratic majority. He pushes to break budget caps to fund education, drawing Republican objections while asserting the White House must govern in a bipartisan center.
Senator Jeffords quits the Republican party accusing the GOP of pursuing a conservative agenda. The president responds by rejecting his critique as he plans to shift Senate dynamics.
The Memorial Day weekend kicks off with an enforced speed trap along Highway 151 in Marion. State Patrol Sgt Randy Stone and six officers monitor speeding from air and ground, warning drivers to slow as shortages and price spikes ripple through fuel markets.
Sen. Chuck Grassley says losing the Finance Committee chairmanship after James Jeffords left the GOP influenced his wish to have run for Iowa governor in 1998. He notes the tax cut success under his management but reflects on political shifts and friendship with Jeffords from their 1974 House freshman class.
Gov. Tom Vilsack used item veto power to restore 2.5 million in private college tuition grants while signing a 920 million education budget that cuts funding to community colleges and regent universities. He criticized Republicans for underfunding higher education and warned tuition hikes and program cuts across Iowa colleges. The package lowers total state support for higher education, with University of Iowa funding reduced by 19.3 million to 298.6 million and Kirkwood College facing a 12.3 percent tuition increase.
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