Iowa jobless rate dips to 6.1 percent in August
Iowa unemployment fell to 6.1 percent in August, down from 6.3 percent in July as Job Service of Iowa noted gains in construction, trade and service jobs and school reopenings. Total employment stood at 1,315,300, with 85,600 unemployed. County figures show 30 counties up, 66 down, three steady.
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Des Moines
Job Service of
Iowa
Job Service
Allamakee
Benton
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Cedar
Clayton
Clinton
Delaware
Dubuque
Fayette
Jackson
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Linn
Louisa
Muscatine
Poweshiek
Scott
Tama
Washington
Winneshiek
Statewide
Ray Won't Rule Out Taxing Iowa Workers
Des Moines AP Gov Robert Ray refuses to rule out taxing workers to shore up the unemployment compensation trust fund. With the fund broke after record unemployment, officials contemplate benefit cuts and employer tax increases, while some propose a 1 percent worker levy. Ray stresses economy improvement as the ideal fix.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Ray
Job Service of Iowa
Jim Collison
Iowa Small Business Employers
Pope Reveals Tax Payments by Iowa Lt. Governor Candidate
Des Moines Republican Larry Pope, a Drake University law professor and Iowa House majority leader, disclosed 1981 income of 56 557 with total taxes of 19 910 state and federal. He and wife Dianne reported 53 729 earnings, 16 739 federal and 3 171 state taxes, and a net worth of 72 894 with assets 76 146 and liabilities 3 251.
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Des Moines
Larry Pope
Pope
Drake University Law School
Iowa House
Dianne
Wellman man killed in crash near Kalona
Norbert Koshatka, 25, died from head injuries after his pickup left a Washington County gravel road northwest of Kalona and rolled over. Passenger Terry Tadlock, 25, of Iowa City, was uninjured. The 11:15 p.m. accident happened at an intersection of two county roads when the driver lost control and the vehicle rolled once then rested on its wheels.
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Kalona
Washington County
Norbert Koshatka
Terry B. Tadlock
Iowa City
Koshatka
Democrats Gain Registered Lead In Iowa After Primaries
Iowa figures show more residents register as Democrats and Democrats receive a larger share of income tax checkoffs. After nine months 51 percent of checkoff funds go to Democrats, up from 47 percent last year, with Democrats leading independents and Republicans in registrations.
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Des Moines
Iowa
GOP
Iowa gas bill to rise 20 percent this winter
A survey by the Iowa Citizen-Labor Energy Coalition shows the average Iowa household heating bill will jump about 20 percent this winter from last winter. Residents will spend about 82 million more on gas due to higher wellhead prices and potential deregulation.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Citizen-Labor Energy Coalition
Tauke Bill Aims to Curb Natural Gas Costs
Rep. Tom Tauke of Iowa 2nd District introduced a bill in the House to give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission power to disallow automatic gas price increases when they harm consumers. Joined by fellow Iowa lawmakers, Tauke noted gas prices have risen about 100 percent in three years despite surplus and weak demand.
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Washington
U.S. House
Iowa
Tom Tauke
Tauke
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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