City poll shows Corbett leads Fagan in mayoral race
Gazette Communications survey details voter splits by age and gender. Corbett tops Fagan among most groups, with 49 percent support in older voters and 43 percent among men. Fagan leads 44 to 30 percent among 18 to 35. Larson shows 3 percent with those 56 and older. Asked about city confidence, flood recovery ratings, and plans for City Hall, results show mixed views and lingering uncertainty ahead of six of nine council seats on the ballot.
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Crst Inc
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Prosser
Veterans Memorial
May’s
Lawmakers urge Culver to seek pay cuts from unions
Iowa lawmakers urge Governor Culver to push state employee pay cuts or sacrifices as he renegotiates contracts after a 10 percent across-the-board cut. AFSCME Council 61 froze base wages. furloughs and step increases sparking debate amid protests from Rants and Paulsen.
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Des Moines
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Culver
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Afscme
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Drowa City
McKinley
Christopher Rants
Sioux City
Rants
Same-sex marriage issue drives GOP focus in 2010 Iowa
In a 2010 preview Republican leaders push on same sex marriage amid budget battles. Democrats control both chambers and show no interest in overturning the 2009 Iowa Supreme Court ruling. House Speaker Pat Murphy says the session will center on budgets and layoffs, not marriage fights. Senate leader Kibbie backs a Senate vote on a marriage amendment, while GOP figures press for constitutional change, with Vander Plaats pledging an executive order if elected. The conflict sharpens as Rants proposes a constitutional amendment referendum.
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Sioux City Journal
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Woodbury County
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Bob Vander Plaats
Sioux City
Vander Plaats
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Gedar Rapids City
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