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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 2015
Page
1
Iowa's Chuck Grassley decries the EPA proposal as ineffective and overdue while Joni Ernst accuses the agency of missing required deadlines and ignoring legislative intent. The discord highlights political pressure over biofuel policy and regulatory timing.
The EPA proposed reducing renewable fuel quotas in gasoline, lowering the corn ethanol mandate below the 15 billion gallons required by law. The move drew swift criticism from agriculture interests biofuel producers and Midwestern politicians.
The EPA announced 2015 corn ethanol at 13.4 billion gallons and 14 billion for 2016, biodiesel at 1.7 billion gallons this year and 1.8 billion next. Senators Grassley and supporters decry the move as insufficient while noting the 2007 energy goals to cut Middle East oil reliance.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey says more than ten thousand comments opposing the EPA’s initial proposal helped reach this point. The remark highlights public input shaping regulatory debate and policy direction.
An Iowa City medical story follows Holly Campbell of Horseheads New York and Kim Scadlock of Muscatine Iowa as their families connect after Beckham Scadlock received Jake Campbell’s heart at two weeks old. The two mothers sing the duet For Good from Wicked, illustrating a shared emotional link across states.
House Speaker Kraig Paulsen and Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal said negotiators emerged from five hours of closed talks with a framework covering overall general fund spending and targets for budget areas. Details, including education figures, will be released next week after caucus review. The plan aims to avoid spending beyond projected revenue and to limit ongoing funding with one time sources.
Report highlights opening date January 12 and session metrics across Senate and House. It lists bills introduced 1289, enrolled bills 112, and party makeup 57 Republicans in the House plus 43 Democrats, Senate 26 Democrats and 24 Republicans. Fiscal 2016 targets show House Republicans at 7.175 billion and Senate Democrats and governor at 7.341 billion.
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