50th Iowa House rematch in southern Linn and northern Johnson
Republican Lynn Schulte and Democrat Bo Foege face off in the 50th Iowa House District rematch. Schulte stresses tax relief and reduced government spending while highlighting his record, including a 1995 salary package vote. Foege, a social worker, emphasizes tax fairness and strong education, noting voter concern over property taxes and income tax share.
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Ken Sullivan
Iowa
Linn
Johnson Counties
Lynn Schulte
Bo Foege
Mount Vernon
Schulte
Foege
David Osterberg
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Ity
General Assembly
House
Senate
Campaign Almanac Endorsements Reach Iowa Races
Sen. Tom Harkin receives endorsement from National Committee to Preserve Social Security. Bob Rush and Leonard Boswell gain AFL-CIO support for Iowa House runs. Mike Mahaffey is backed by Paul Tsongas. Almanac items available by mail fax or email to The Gazette in Cedar Rapids.
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Tom Harkin
U.S. Senate
National Committee To Preserve Social Security
Bob Rush
U.S. House
Iowa
American Federation of Government Employees
Afl-Cio
Leonard Boswell
U.S
House of Representatives
Gazette
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Harkin and Lightfoot Trade Attacks as Campaign Nears
Iowa Senate rivals Tom Harkin and Jim Lightfoot accuse each other of negative campaigning. Harkin denounces desperate attacks tied to Lightfoot and GOP allies while Lightfoot blasts Harkin for misleading voters about Medicare and voting records. NRSC ads back Lightfoot.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Iowa
USS
Senate
Tom Harkin
Jim Ross Lightfoot
Harkin
Lightfoot
GOP
National Republican Senatorial Committee
Monte Shaw
Shenandoah
Officials can't keep TB patient in hospital in Iowa City
Officials say they cannot stop a Black Hawk County man with tuberculosis from leaving University Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City to return home. The county board of health vows to draft rules without state guidance, noting the legal gap and lack of a mechanism to ensure isolation. Patient X has a mental health history and history of refusing tuberculosis medication, though he has taken some drugs and does not pose an immediate public health threat.
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Black Hawk Man
Waterloo
Iowa City
Black Hawk County
Bruce Zager
County Board of Health
University Hospitals
Patricia Quinlisk
Democrats push 60 percent supermajority tax plan in Iowa
Senate Democrats unveiled a plan requiring 60 percent approval in both houses for future tax increases, paired with a constitutional spending limit and biennial budgeting. Leaders Wally Horn and Larry Murphy touted accountability, while Gov Branstad dismissed it as a last ditch effort before the election.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Wally Horn
Cedar Rapids
Larry Murphy
D-Oelwein
Senate Appropriations Committee
Ron Corbett
Terry Branstad
Majori
Corbett
Murphy
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