Iowa court system to face deep spending cuts
Des Moines Iowa officials say the judiciary must trim 16 million from a 162 million operating budget with 95 percent of cuts in personnel. Chief Justice Marsha Ternus warned layoffs and furloughs are unavoidable and the system may not look the same after reductions. The Judicial Council will meet to decide further cuts with nine months left in the fiscal year.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Judicial Branch
Marsha Ternus
Iowa Supreme Court
Chet Culver
Ternus
Judicial Council
Iowa Chief Justice Warns of Unavoidable Layoffs
Iowa's chief justice says judicial branch budget cuts will be deeper than expected and must occur now to reach required reductions for fiscal year 2010. He warns delaying any further makes the cuts harder in the remaining months.
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Judicial Branch
Terns
Iowa City district imposes 20 dollar textbook fee
The Iowa City school district enacted a 20 dollar per elementary student textbook fee in spring 2009 to help balance the 2009 10 budget. The fee is expected to be annual and applies to items including texts and software with a projected net of 91000 after waivers.
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Averne
Owa City
Iowa City
Paul Bobek
Iowa
Bobek
Maureen Patterson
Grant Wood
Anamosa
Clear Creek
Amana Independence
Cedar Rapids defies layoffs over flood abatement loss
Cedar Rapids City Manager Jim Prosser says layoffs are not his preferred response to an estimated 1.6 million revenue loss from flood-abatement. Linn County projects a 3.8 million hit, with the city bearing 1.6 million and the school district 1.44 million. Prosser seeks legislative aid first, else fund draws or a tax increase. the district plans to use reserves to cover abatements amid broader cuts.
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Rick Smith
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Jim Prosser
Prosser
Linn County
Steve Tucker
Iowa
Chet Culver
Dave Benson
New option to separate Hancher from music buildings in Iowa City
University of Iowa leaders floated a third option to separate Hancher Auditorium from Voxman Music Building and Clapp Recital Hall as flood damage plans proceed. Two replacement sites near downtown and near old Hancher remain on the table, with officials presenting the new alternative at a public forum last night.
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Diane Heldt
Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
School of Music
Old Hancher
Hancher
Downtown option favored for university arts complex plan
At a campus forum about replacing Hancher Voxman Clapp with two facilities a downtown east site drew strong support while the old venue would be moved north of the flood plain. Four to six parcels may be needed, with a $276 million est. for Hancher Voxman Clapp. About 150 attended and over 20 spoke, signaling shifting sentiment toward the downtown option.
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Hancher
School of Music
Burlington
Clinton Streets
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Hancer Voxman Clapp
Rod Lehnertz
Hancher Voxman Clapp
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