Iowa Legislature Faces $160 Million GOP Budget Rewrite
The Republican plan cuts 12 programs and suspends 15, funding gaps widen by $72 million, with half-day furloughs for state workers and shifts to environmental and health programs. Governor Vilsack may sign despite vetoes as lawmakers meet in adjusted chambers to push a compromise.
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Putin and Russia to help cut off terrorist funding
At the European audit congress in Moscow President Putin pledged cooperation with European efforts to cut off terrorist funding. Deputy officials said Russia will create a special agency to detect money laundering tied to terrorism as part of strengthening financial oversight and adopting international accounting methods.
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UI Ophthalmology Researcher Receives Hughes Honor
Stone, a UI professor of ophthalmology, earns a Hughes appointment with access potentially over 1 million annually for five years. He joins Val Sheffield, Kevin Campbell, and Michael Welsh as UI Hughes researchers and leads the Roy J. Carver Molecular Ophthalmology Laboratory.
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Memorial Day Observed by Families in Cedar Rapids
Young and old gathered for a Cedar Rapids Memorial Day service as Dan and Jayne Rouse with their sons Jacob and Joshua attended to remember, then plan to visit graves. Veteran Robert Kacena recalled serving in World War II and not missing the event since 1945.
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Gross aims to redefine Iowa governance with private sector drive
Former Branstad aide and chief of staff Thomas Gross outlines his rise from a Defiance farm to Des Moines politics and law. He defends his lobbying income and pledges a practical, independent administration, aiming to recruit top talent and push economic development. He emphasizes resilience amid criticism and vows a future-focused governorship.
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