Governors pay gaps widen as Ferentz leads state salaries
The Gazette reports Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz earns about 23 times Gov. Chet Culver's $130,000 salary, with 2,343 state employees earning more than the governor after Culver's 10 percent pay cut. High earners include UI coach Todd Lickliter, ISU coach Greg McDermott, and Lisa Bluder. The piece notes gender gaps and salary medians among the top 499 by pay.
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Iowa State University
Greg McDermott
UI College of Medicine
Alan Reed
Sally Mason
Tax receipts ease slide in October Des Moines report
Des Moines officials note October net tax receipts fell 2.7 percent, easing from prior double digit declines. Year to date state net taxes total about 1.778 billion, down from 1.929 billion a year earlier, with sales and use tax and personal income tax leading the losses amid unemployment and weaker withholding.
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Iowa
Stop-arm violations by Iowa school buses prompt safety concerns
Bus drivers Tomash and Steve highlight growing stop-arm violations as nearly 240000 Iowa students ride daily. In October 1998, 156 schools reported 541 violations, projecting about 97380 yearly. Iowa Department of Education official Max Christensen stresses risk to children and calls for reporting compliance.
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the Gazette
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City votes first on utility franchise fees plan
City Council approves first reading of an ordinance to levy franchise fees on natural gas and electric service. Vote was 6 to 1 with Connie Champion dissenting. Fees would fund a new fire station and six police officers, estimated at 1 percent raising about $840,000 annually starting April 1.
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Iowa City
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