Iowa Legislature Faces Slow Pace After Split Control
Don Reed reports on the 62nd General Assembly in Iowa where split control slows progress. House and Senate clash over bills including area vocational schools and public retirement reform. The House pushes for 40 percent state school aid, needing $125 million more revenue, as adjournment prospects fade with costs surpassing $20 million and salaries already exceeding $13 million through April.
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Governor Hughes shifts stance on tax plan push
Gov Harold Hughes, a Democrat, breaks silence after weeks of quiet to address charges about a proposed tax overhaul. He previously warned of a total tax program if lawmakers revise the tax system while Republicans move toward a sizable increase. He spoke at a news conference as reporters prepared to depart.
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Budget Cuts Stir Partisan Exchange In State Cap
Hughes criticizes a 10 percent cross the board budget request calling it bone slashing and accuses Republicans of firing the first cannon in the next campaign. He disputes Republican chief Robert Ray over payroll figures and notes most new hires are in regents institutions and state agencies.
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Levy battle over assessments rages in courts and legislature
The long campaign over property assessments spans about a decade with clashes in the legislature, the courts, and the tax commission. Even today counties show wide variation in assessed values.
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Sunday visitors and family gatherings at local homes
Sunday evening guests in the John Etzen home were the Sei bert Arends and Gene Brass families. Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Noelting and Blair and Mr. and Mrs. Duane Johnson and family visited the maternal Charles Zimmerman home. The Dale Stocks hosted Mother's Day dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stock, Mrs. Maude Buckmaster and Mrs. Alma Collins.
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Senate approves 48 to 5 tax assessment bill
The Senate passed a measure by forty eight to five requiring property tax assessments in the state to be set at twenty seven percent of actual value. The bill advances to the House for consideration.
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