Legislature Ends One Day Session With Restored Funding
A weeklong budget push restores 3 million for public safety and defense and 3 million for front line human services, plus 9.6 million for K-12 and higher education. Senate President Mary Kramer says deciding funding is like choosing a favorite child. Labor leaders push use of rainy day reserves to cover a 157 million shortfall while rejecting tax hikes.
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Senate
Mary Kramer
West
Des Moines
Luster
Corderman
Mark Smith
Iowa Federation of Labor
Afl-Cio
GOP
Vilsack
Stewart Iverson
State Department of Human Services
Confidence in Cedar Rapids shoppers boosts holiday sales outlook
A local consumer poll shows Cedar Rapids shoppers report steady foot traffic and planned holiday spending similar to last year. Merchants like Peck's Flower & Garden Shop and The Sled Shed cite warmer weather and national guidance to spend as factors, with a national poll showing 57 percent expect similar holiday spending.
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Iowa
The
Gazette
Pat Hines
Peck’s Flower & Garden Shop
Blairs Ferry Rd
Cedar Rapids
Hines
Mark Miltner
Third Ave
Washington
Consumer Federation of America
Credit Union National Association
Donor Record Boosts Iowa UI Facilities Names
Ul gifts include two $10 million donations from a former state Board of Regents leader who chairs Mid American Group and Gaylord Container. Naming list covers Carver and Pomerantz facilities at UI Hospitals and Tippie College of Business, with dates from 1975 to 2001 and gifts ranging from $1.2 million to $10 million.
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Board of Regents
Mid- American Group
West Des Moines
Gaylord Container Corp
Gaylord
Mary Sue Coleman
Carver and Pomerantz
Carver-Hawkeye
UI Hospitals
Roy J. Carver
Roy J. Carver Molecular Science Research Center
Lucille A. Carver Hydraulics Research Station
Roy J
Lucille A. Carver
Pomerantz Family
Pomerantz Business Library
Henry B. Tippie
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George Ford
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Lion Pomerantz Family Pavilion
the Gazette
David Puk, M.D
LASIK
1St Avenue
Iowa-Eye.com
Lindale & Westdale
Old Capitol Mall
Coral Ridge Mall
Younkers
Iowa City Press-Citizen
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