Mayor Proposes Sales Tax Increase Tied to Water Clean-Up
The Cedar Rapids editorials note Mayor Ron Corbett's Engage Town plan to raise the state sales tax by one cent, directing three-eighths to a environmental trust fund and using the rest to offset income tax cuts while eliminating most deductions for high earners. The proposal aims to pair tax reform with water quality improvements, though observers urge broader reform and caution on the Earned Income Tax Credit impact.
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Tdar Rapids
Ron Corbett
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Corbett
Natural Resources Trust Fund
Governor Branstad’s plan to privatize Medicaid faces critique
Judy Pfohl of Iowa City accuses Governor Branstad of endangering health care by privatizing Medicaid. She argues the plan harms children pregnant women and long term care providers and notes a lack of solid data supporting the savings claimed. She calls for rejecting the option and contacting Medicaid and lawmakers.
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Terry Branstad
Branstad
Medicaid
Judy Pfohl
Iowa City
Community honors veterans and supports library sale
Readers gathered at Veterans Memorial Coliseum for a Veterans Day service amid a half full arena while a Cedar Rapids library fundraiser drew broad local support. AMVETS Lady Auxiliary Post 6 chair Eileen McDermott notes generational gaps in veterans education. The Friends of Cedar Rapids Public Library report the fall book sale on November 6 to 8 raised funds for programs like summer reading, powered by many volunteers and devoted readers.
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Cedar Rapids
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The Case for Enrolling in Dental Coverage
Jeff Russell argues dental coverage boosts yearly dentist visits and overall well being. He cites a Delta Dental study and promotes enrollment through employers Iowa Marketplace or Delta Dental of Iowa before January 31, 2016.
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Iowa
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Iowa Health Insurance Marketplace
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Deltadentalia.com
Living with fear after a deer encounter on Iowa roads
Lyndalowa Waddington shares how a foggy Iowa highway crash near Springville forced her to confront driving anxiety. She recounts panic, changed routines, and the choice to live despite rational risk, urging balanced caution and chosen connection with others.
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Marion
Iowa
State Farm Insurance
Hwy. 30
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