Iowa tax summit praised as good idea in editorial
The Gazette editorial urges a bipartisan tax summit in 1996 to discuss tax overhauls including property tax relief and income tax changes. It notes Gov. Branstad’s competitiveness task force and House Speaker Corbett’s call for a joint summit as a starting point for budget deliberations and compromise.
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Iowa
Terry Branstad
Ron Corbett
Cedar Rapids
Senate
Wally Horn
General Assembly
Branstad
Corbett
House
Iowa’s Competitiveness Panel Seeks Apples to Apples Tax Compare
Gov Branstad delegates Iowans to appraise Iowa tax and environmental policies for potential law changes. The effort aims to ensure a fair comparison with other states to attract business, while questioning the latest figures and outcomes from this year’s tax reforms.
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Terry Branstad
Ilona
Branstad
Iowa
General Assembly
Disabled activists push back against tax cuts harming care
C Richard Beavers of Linnhaven Inc denounces Senate File 69 cuts that force Linn County to trim $1 million from mental health and developmental disability services. He urges ADA defenders to mobilize vote and lobbying to protect funding and avoid dehumanizing group homes and education cuts while Washington debates billions in social program reductions.
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Terry Branstad
Senate
Linn County
Iowa
Washington
Homosexual rights spark letters in Cedar Rapids debate
Readers dispute claims of special rights for gays and urge equal civil rights. Letters reference scripture, urging love, nonviolence, and a stance against hatred while affirming dignity for LGBTQ individuals. The exchange highlights religion, morality, and public policy in the community.
Re-elect Don Thomas for Cedar Rapids streets post
Cedar Rapids voters are urged to reelect Don Thomas as streets commissioner. Backers praise his business, engineering and responsive service, citing past flood controls and accountability. They warn against opponents who claim poor morale and stress protecting taxpayers and sewer and flood issues.
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Jesus
God
Christ
Cedar Rapids
Don Thomas
Don
Streets
J D Smith Urged For Cedar Rapids Mayor By Greg Cleveland
Greg Cleveland declares support for J D Smith over rival Lyle Hanson in Cedar Rapids mayoral race. He praises Smith as accessible with a community focused record on police station plans and Bever Avenue extension vote. He stresses Smith stands by principles and fights special interests.
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Bever Avenue SE
East Post Road
J.D. Smith
Lyle Hanson
Cedar Rapids
Ample authority to proceed on Tree site
Bill Munsell, co chair Tree of Five Seasons Committee, states the mayor and City Council agreed June 19 1994 to provide space for the tree after private funding. Oct 26 1994 David Kramer advised council polling showed broad support for the River Front Park site across from the Cedar River Tower and public approval running about 99 to 1.
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David Kramer
Cedar River Tower
Bill Munsell
Tree of Five Seasons
City grapples with homelessness blot on Cedar Rapids beauty
Betty Burianek urges readers in Cedar Rapids to intensify efforts to ease homelessness, calling it a blot on the city’s beauty and urging collective action to help the needy.
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Gazette
Betty Burianek
Cedar Rapids
Gazette Letters Policy Update
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words and requires name street address and daytime phone number. Only name and hometown will be published. Send to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or via fax email or net services listed.
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Cedar Rapids
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