Health care a top priority for state officials
In Sioux City a public hearing on next year’s budget outlined goals to improve access to quality health care and emphasize wellness and prevention. Lt. Gov. Pederson stressed consumer input and statewide health equity as Gov. Vilsack attends to recount politics in Florida.
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Sioux City
Tom Vilsack
Florida
al Gore
Pederson
Public
Stephen Gleason
Iowa
Department of Public Health
Department of Human Services
Rants
Gleason
Health Department
Techau
Wood collection gifted to Jesup for new museum
The city of Jesup will receive the Morris K. Jesup Wood Collection, a world famous display of The Woods of the United States with over 270 crosscut samples. Plans call for a dedicated wood industry museum in Jesup, with local officials and trucking firms ready to transport the collection.
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Jesup
Morris K. Jesup
United States
Rod Banker
New York
American Museum of Natural History
Admiral Byrd
YMCA
Natural History Museum
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Portland
Iowa
Alan Wright
Farmer’s Day Committee
Buchanan County Economic Development Commission
Phosphorus standard eyed in Iowa livestock manure rules
Iowa state regulators push a phosphorus based standard that could double land area allowed for spreading hog lot manure. Biologists warn phosphorus pollution fuels lake and river algae blooms and fish kills, while farmers say hauling manure becomes uneconomical. Lawmakers may weigh new livestock measures as hearings approach.
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DNA
Iowa
Rural schools urged to seek creative fixes beyond mergers
Des Moines report cites rural Iowa schools facing funding gaps with fewer students per teacher. Ted Stilwill of the Iowa Department of Education urges sharing back office functions and regional class arrangements, noting salaries and enrollment affect opportunities and recruitment.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Ted Stilwill
State Department of Education
Stilwill
Iowa
Farm Bureau Targets Taxes and Teacher Pay in Iowa Session
Iowa Farm Bureau President Ed Wiederstein urged reducing property taxes and boosting teacher pay as top 2002 priorities. He pressed for a property tax growth limit and cited shortages and low pay as factors hurting education, while noting gains in funding for agriculture research and water quality and praising lawmakers for stances on trade with China and Cuba.
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DES Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
Ed Wiederstein
Wiederstein
Farm Bureau
Iowa State University
Congress
China
Cuba
Chuck Grassley
U.S
Greg Ganske
Ganske
Tom Harkin
Iowa
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Iowa Department of Human Services
House
Christopher Rants
Jim Rixner
Siouxland
Siouxland Mental Health
Harry Carel
Burlington
Friends of the Depot
Carel
Paul Sneeden
Shelby County
Tennessee
Morris K. Jesup Society
Banker
Department of Natural Resources
Resources Department
Brent Siegrist
Council Bluffs
Legisla
Siegrist
Center Point Rd
Microsoft
Microsoft Pressionals
Oakdale Systems, Inc
Custom Software Development
Artific
Terrace Computer Service
Old
Marion Rd
Tee Sis
Holland Orchard
16Th Ave
Culver’s
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