Tauke sees standstill on new Clean Air Act action
Rep. Tom Tauke told the Iowa League of Municipalities that action on a new Clean Air Act is stalled as Congress fails to reach agreement. He warned EPA sanctions could threaten economic growth and cited Linn County exceeding particulate standards. A one year extension is possible to force renewed consideration.
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Tauke
Environmental Protection Agency
Linn County
Tom Tauke
Iowa League of Municipalities
Stouffer’s
Five Seasons Hotel
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Congress
EPA
Appel blasts GOP over failed jobs program in Cedar Rapids
Democratic candidate Brent Appel condemned the Republican administration and Congress for not developing a coherent jobs plan. Speaking at the Marion Democratic Headquarters he cited double digit unemployment in Cedar Rapids Marion and attacked tax cuts and proposed infrastructure funding as the path to work. He urged voters to back more Democrats in Congress and outlined a comprehensive approach including closing tax loopholes and deferring the Kemp Roth plan.
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Brent Appel
Congress
Appel
Marion
Seventh Ave
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Herbert Hoover
Democratic Party
Burglary Report At James Sealy Residence
Burglars used an unlocked patio door to enter 512 Fairview Drive SE. James Sealy reported a $300 camera and two bottles of wine stolen from his kitchen. Burglary is believed to have occurred Monday morning.
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James Sealy
Fairview Drive
Sealy
Marion Marching Invitational Sees 600+ Bands Compete
More than six hundred marching band members are slated to take part in the second annual Marion Marching Invitational at Marion High School on Saturday at 6 p.m. The field hosts bands from Alburnett Benton Community Linn-Mar Oelwein Cedar Rapids Washington Kennedy and Marion High School. Bands perform halftime shows judged on music and marching execution with prizes awarded afterward. Admission is two dollars for adults and one dollar for students.
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Marion
Marion High School
Alburnett
Benton Community
Linn-Mar
Oelwein, Cedar
Conlin proposes budget fixes and local option taxes plan
Democratic candidate Roxanne Conlin outlines how Iowa can mend state finances at the Iowa League of Municipalities convention in Cedar Rapids. She cites a 75 million shortfall, 77 million in planned cuts, and a 2 million surplus, urging targeted waste reduction and three options: cuts raises taxes or repeal of tax breaks. She backs local option taxes, a new Community and Economic Affairs agency, aggressive pursuit of federal block grants, and limited public works if needed to retain Iowa workers.
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Roxanne Conlin
Iowa
Iowa League of Municipalities
Cedar Rapids
Stouffer
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Conlin
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