Cedar Rapids School Board backs state tax for infrastructure
The Cedar Rapids school board passed a resolution in support of a statewide 6 percent sales tax for school infrastructure with a 20 year sunset and referendum option. Ann Rosenthal opposed the method, favoring a statewide vote instead, while Doug Henderson questioned local gains but supported the measure.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa Association of School Boards
Marion district weighs budget cuts and potential reserves
Marion Independent School District faces possible 4.3 percent state funding cuts, estimated at 313 282 dollars for the current year. District plans to use about 425 000 dollars in other revenue and 331 000 dollars in cash reserves, with 100 000 more to be added this year, to offset losses. Concerns grow for 2002 03 if education funding rises decline and personnel negotiations loom.
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Policeman charged with theft in Davenport case
Davenport Police sergeant Greg Collins faces 11 criminal counts including four felony theft charges. He is accused of stealing seized property from drug cases totaling over $5,500 and selling assets for personal gain. A warrant was issued after state attorney general’s investigation. Collins was fired in 2000.
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Iowa crisis response teams aid New York after 9 11 attacks
Betty Brown of Des Moines joined an Iowa Crisis Response Team who traveled to New York after the September 11 attacks. The nine member Iowa group aided victims and responders, listening to survivors and offering comfort while stacks of emotional burden rose at the Port Authority and Trade Center precincts.
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Iowa Attorney General’s
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Work Trade Center
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John Harrell
Mercy Medical Center
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