Bleak revenue drop tightens governor's across the board cut
Des Moines Bureau reports September net state receipts fell 19.2 percent, leaving FY2010 first quarter taxes $141.1 million behind 2009. Year to date receipts are down 9.1 percent, prompting downward revisions by the Revenue Estimating Conference. Holly Lyons calls it the worst month in decades as Gov Culver’s planned cuts edge closer.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Bureau
Chet Culver
Holly Lyons
Nonpartisan
Legislative Services Agency
Oshio
First day slow at new Grand Rapids police substation
Cedar Rapids Gazette reports on the opening of a new police substation on First Avenue East. Police Lt. Chuck Mincks says he is living and working out of boxes as he prioritizes setup. Only a handful of citizens visited on Thursday.
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Jeff Raasch
the Gazette
First Ave
Fire Department
Department of Corrections, Juvenile Probation
Cedar Rapids
Chuck Mincks
Mincks
First Avenue East
Chicago Faces Tight Race For 2016 Olympic Hosting
The final Copenhagen presentation tests Chicago against Rio de Janeiro as the IOC votes to determine the host city for the 2016 Summer Games. Experts say uncertainty rules the outcome and a wire may decide the result if the bid process tightens to the last moment.
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J.R. Ogden
Copenhagen
Chicago
Rio de Janeiro
Hannen
Olympic bid vote path centers on Madrid Tokyo finalists
In 2016 Olympic bid coverage, members of the Olympic Committee begin voting as Madrid and Tokyo emerge as the remaining finalists. Results and proceedings are reported on pages across the Net Watch and GazetteOnline portals, with ongoing updates and speculation about the outcome.
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Olympic Committee
Madrid
Tokyo
Block by Block program aims to restore eight Cedar Rapids blocks
In Cedar Rapids the Block by Block effort moves toward a year end goal of eight flood damaged blocks. On Eighth Street NW seven of 18 homes are finished or nearly so with two more purchases planned and one slated for demolition. The aim is to have most homes back on their feet by Christmas.
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Rick Smith
Gazette
Edar Rapids
John Cahalan
Eighth St. NW
Eighth Street NW
Liz Martin
Sherry Lindberg
Diane Freshour
Villisca United Methodist Church
Eighth Street
Cedar Rapids
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the Views
F Avenue NW
Lowa
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Vista
Ridgeview
Ontorato
Jim Groenenboom
Davenport
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Albert Cejka
Ninth Street
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