Cedar Rapids flood protection study eyed for large funding
Congressman Loebsack says federal Water Resources Development Act reauthorization could fund a $1 billion Cedar Rapids flood protection system. Corps officials propose converting the feasibility study into planning and design work while awaiting approval. Mayor Elgin notes 10 percent of studies lead to construction and cites public input and neighborhood redevelopment planning. Federal money already secured helped speed the current feasibility study.
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Corps
Rock Island
Loebsack
Congress
Elgin
Cedar Rapids
Dave Elgin
Dave Loebsack
D Lown
Michael Clarke
Army Corps of Engineers
Cedar River
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Tuition Increases for Northern Iowa Remain Moderate
Regents weigh 2010-11 tuition amid inflation projections and debate about keeping costs low without harming quality. 2009-10 base tuition rose 4.2 percent, with students paying 3.2 percent more this year, the smallest rise since 1980. State funding declines push tuition higher while leaders urge restraint to avoid pricing families out of college.
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Murphy
Gronstal
Regent Universities
ISU
UNI
Kennedy presses to keep Iowa first in GOP 2012 plans
Brian Kennedy, a new Republican National Committee member and former Iowa GOP chair, argues for Iowa to remain first in the 2012 primary calendar while supporting broader debate on the post Iowa New Hampshire process. He notes lessons from 2008 Democratic contests and urges extended participation across states. Kennedy centers on caucus versus primary rules and a national framework to sustain momentum before the 2010 GOP summer meeting.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Brian Kennedy
Republican National Committee
Bettendorf Republican
Kennedy
Republican Party of Iowa
New Hampshire
Terry Branstad
Indiana
Barack Obama
Hillary Clinton
Lyndon Johnson
Woodberry Associates
Bettendorf
Nashville
GOP
Towa
Texas contractor faces 900000 in fines over Iowa labor cases
Hill Country Farms of Goldthwaite Texas faces 900000 in state fines for alleged labor law violations tied to dozens of mentally disabled men who worked at an Eastern Iowa meatpacker. Henry's Turkey Service kept records as investigators reviewed the case after workers were found in a rundown Atalissa house. Later items report a new Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility superintendent and separate federal cases involving a Sioux City trucker and a Garner man.
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Atalissa
Texas
Iowa
Mount Pleasant
Ron Mullen
Iowa Department of Corrections
John Baldwin
John Mathes
Mullen
Eighth Judicial District
State Corrections Board
Montana towns debate Gitmo detainee jail risk in Hardin
In Hardin Montana residents split over converting the Two Rivers Detention Center into a Gitmo jail. Supporters cite jobs and utilization while opponents warn of security risks and protests from detainee sympathizers. Local officials note design and security concerns and unclear state or federal plans remain.
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Hardin
Mont
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
IGA
Montana
Brian Schweitzer
White House
Greg Smith
Hardin’s
Economic Development Agency
Smith
Bill Eshleman
Billings
Crow Indian Reservation
Little Bighorn
Custer
Montana Corrections Department
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