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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 2003
Page
1
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack urged reconsidering how gambling proceeds are split between the general fund and the RIIF. He cited eroding state revenues and questioned whether the 1990s decision to deposit the first 60 million in the general fund remains valid amid a weaker fiscal picture.
House Speaker Christopher Rants notes the first 60 million dollars from Iowa gambling goes to the general fund while remaining proceeds support infrastructure and other funded areas. Vilsack cites legislative resistance to reallocating tax receipts as dedicated funds. State forecasts show about 125 million in excess gambling receipts may move to other funds after the initial 60 million.
Weber Stone Co of Stone City provided exterior limestone for the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. The hall, designed by Frank Gehry, uses 30 516 pieces of stone totaling about 800 tons delivered over more than two years. The company calls the project among its top three in history.
Abdul Kagga and Craig Esbeck, Tipton natives, joined an effort begun after Esbeck’s Peace Corps service to provide simple, durable educational materials to Ugandan schools. Esbeck, who taught in Tipton and Minnesota, trained teachers during his two year stint and stayed, despite Uganda briefly losing volunteers in 1999.
The U S Senate voted to ban partial-birth abortion, sending the measure to President Bush. Supporters call it the end of a seven year fight while opponents warn of consequences for abortion rights. A court challenge is anticipated.
The Senate passed the ban 64 to 34 sending the bill to President Bush who stated he will sign it into law. Senator Grassley of Iowa voted for the ban while Senator Harkin of Iowa voted against.
Dan Smart a 20 year old biomedical engineering student joined 32 freshmen at the first Consider Iowa Forum in Coralville. He sought a contact from Integrated DNA Technologies a major Coralville employer with about 350 staff and a leading nucleotide synthesizer for U.S. colleges. Roman Terrill senior vice president spoke at the event.
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