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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 2013
Page
1
The 2012 Iowa sin taxes brought in 710.6 million, about 4.8 percent of total state revenues of 14.65 billion. This figure trails behind 3.7 billion in personal income taxes and 2.1 billion in sales taxes from fiscal 2011.
The mayor fired the town's entire volunteer fire department this week amid local tensions in a small Jones County community. The news notes a broader GOP showdown as House Republicans push to use a government shutdown threat to repeal the health care law, signaling party unity.
Practical ideas and quick recipes aim to boost school lunch appeal. Simple tips cover nutrition, variety, and kid-friendly flavors to improve daily packing for better attention and performance in class.
University of Iowa physicians publish a Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine paper this month suggesting athlete type may affect rhabdomyolysis susceptibility. The research notes prior incidents including the 2011 Iowa football training session that hospitalized 13 players.
The Collins Road Kmart will close in mid December after 43 years, as the 146000 square foot plaza across from Lindale Mall redevelops under RCG Ventures. A liquidation sale starts Sept 29. 56 employees may seek other positions. The Iowa DMV site in the plaza faces possible relocation.
2011 sin tax collections exceeded 50 billion dollars nationwide. Pennsylvania leads with 3.85 billion, while Nevada relies heavily on casinos at 1.01 billion in sin taxes, 5.8 percent of 17.6 billion total revenues. Iowa produced 4.8 percent, but differing methods limit direct comparison and Iowa misses the top 10 on 24/7 Wall St. rankings.
Iowa Fiscal Services Division reports gaming revenue at 42 percent of $710.6 million collected in 2012. Cigarette and tobacco taxes add 32 percent. Projected tobacco revenue falls from $225 million to $218 million by fiscal 2014. Other sin tax increases lift total to $718.7 million.
Critics say revenue from casinos and tobacco taxes does not cover related social and health costs. Des Moines opponent Tom Coates argues problem gambling brings job loss and personal crises, while Jen Schulte of the American Cancer Society cites Iowa health care costs from smoking at 1.01 billion dollars annually.
The text notes Iowa at $233 per person from sin taxes, contrasted with Delaware at $526 per person and Nevada at $375 per person. It also cites Pennsylvania collecting $3.8 billion totaling $303 per capita due to a larger population.
Walgreens Co the largest U S drugstore shifts about 120 000 employees to a private health insurance exchange offering plans from UnitedHealth and Aetna across 2014. IBM and Time Warner have announced retirees and other workers will move to similar exchanges as costs rise. Bloomberg cites 160 000 Walgreens employees affected.
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