AmeriCorps funding in jeopardy amid GOP cut plan
The Gazette reports AmeriCorps faces a $500 million funding cut under a House Republican plan, risking services from flood relief in Cedar Rapids to national programs. Samantha Warfield of AmeriCorps explains the potential loss after more than a decade of service hours and community impact.
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Iowa business property tax relief tops 260 million in 2013 14
Iowa business property owners benefited from a 10 percent rollback and a tax credit program in 2013 and 2014. State figures show almost 99 million in credits for commercial properties and 161.1 million reimbursed to counties to cover the rollback costs. The program lowers commercial and industrial assessments to 90 percent of value while earlier years had 100 percent for those properties.
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Iowa City orchard to add hard cider house
Wilson's Orchard in Iowa City plans an events center and cider-brewing facility to use its apple crop for hard cider. Co-owner Paul Rasch of Fox Ridge Farm says the cider house near Rapid Creek should finish by August 2016 after a May permit submission and June 17 approval by the county board.
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