Iowa tax revenues climb 5.5 percent shaping reform talks
Gov. Branstad budget chief Patrick Cavanaugh says Iowa tax collections rose 5.5 percent in the first quarter and may push the revenue forecast up by less than 1 percent. The conference will decide the growth figure to guide income tax reform targets aiming to cut rates if revenues stay strong. Farmland values rise and welfare rolls fall, signaling improving conditions.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Patrick Cavanaugh
Iowa Department of Management
Cavanaugh
State Revenue Estimating Conference
Treasury
Branstad
IDOT to switch all state vehicles to gasohol
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission plans today in Ames to require gasohol in all state cars and trucks starting January. Coates notes a potential $65 000 higher six month cost vs unleaded, due to gasohol at 6.5 cents more per gallon. Branstad ordered the switch to aid agriculture and reduce oil dependence.
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Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
IDOT
Carol Coates
Coates
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Iowa
Illinois
Nebraska
Citizens examine U S Central American policy sessions
About 350 Iowans at 16 sites will take part in Citizen Assemblies as part of US 88 A New Road to the White House. The fourth of five sessions uses role playing to explore Central American conflicts and will inform questions for presidential candidates at town meetings in New Hampshire and Iowa.
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U.S
Central America
US 88
White House
Roosevelt Center For American Policy Studies
Iowa
New Hampshire
Cedar Rapids
Donnelly Hall
Mount Mercy College
Davenport - Galvin Fine Arts
High Radon Levels Found in Iowa Homes Study
Iowa State University Extension Service says more than half of tested homes show intermediate to high radon levels based on 939 voluntary samples from Iowans paying 12 for canister tests. Experts urge further testing and emphasize soil entry prevention and year‑round measurements for accuracy.
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Gazette
Ames
Iowa
Iowa State University Extension Service
Laurent Hodges
ISU
Hodges
University of Pittsburgh
Environmental Protection Agency
Conrad Weiffenbach
Cornell College
Central
Linn County
Linn County Department of Health
Weiffenbach
Central Iowa
Grinnell
Des Moines
Linn
EPA
Tom Hart
Linn Health Department
Hart
Gephardt Reorganizes Iowa Campaign Staff
Democratic presidential candidate Richard Gephardt reshuffles its Iowa team for the final caucus push naming Steven Murphy as the new Iowa director. Jim Humlicek becomes deputy Iowa director joining Jim Cunningham and others with prior experience in Democratic campaigns and labor coordination.
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Gephardt
Des Moines
Richard A. Gephardt
Iowa
Steven G. Murphy
Bill Fleming
Flem
Ing
Washington, D.C
Murphy
Jerry Fitzgerald
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Jim Humlicek
Humlicek
Murphy and Humlicek
Jim Cunningham
County to replace disc golf course equipment
Linn County Conservation officials vote to buy Disc Golf Association gear from Lakeport California to replace homemade discs at Pinicon Ridge Park. The move follows a GRIST magazine article by Ranger Tom Hazelton suggesting parks make their own gear. The new equipment costs $2,225.50.
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Linn County
California
Conservation Board
Pinicon Ridge Park
Disc Golf Association
Lakeport
Calif
Grist Magazine
Pinicon Ridge
Tom Hazelton
George Hamilton
Works of Iowa artists featured portfolio launched by council
Iowa Arts Council unveils an Iowa Artists Portfolio to mark its 20th anniversary. Twenty Iowa artists are featured in color postcard reproductions, chosen from nominations by museum and gallery directors. Proceeds support Iowa artists. $10 each from Capitol Complex Des Moines.
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U.S. Central American
Ambrose College
Dubuque
Peters Commons
University of Dubuque
Iowa City
Trinity Episcopal Church
Cedar Falls
Jensen
Fifth Avenue Plaza
By Judy Daubenmier
House of Representatives
House
Bill Gray
National Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Secretary of Labor
Kentucky
Afl-Cio
County
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Amanas
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John Bloom
Davenport
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Doug Shelton
Larry Zox
James Butler
Fort Dodge
Keith Achepohl
Byron Burford
Joseph Patrick
Stephen Schultz
Rosemary Stuckart
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Oxford
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