Iowa study urges dorm decline and adult housing change
A University of Iowa committee urged ending dorm building citing an adolescent atmosphere hindering self reliance. They propose single rooms suites and 21 plus apartments and allowing adult students to choose off campus housing. Bowen presented the 224 page study to the Board of Regents with caveats on endorsement.
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University of Iowa
Howard Bowen
Board of Regents
Bowen
Hughes
Social Services
Revenue
John Chrystal
Carl Hamilton
Iowa State University
General Assembly
Tax Commission
Board of Tax Review
The
Council On Social Services
Board of Control
Board of Social Welfare
Iowa Supreme Court Defines Open Public Records
The Iowa Supreme Court for the first time clarifies what records are open for public inspection. It states that public records are anything within government hands that reveals official functions, duties, or decisions. The ruling outlines access principles and preserves transparency in government operations.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa businessmen seek urban renewal appraisal records
Iowa City businessmen demanded access to appraisal records for a city urban renewal project. The high court ruled the appraisals are not public records. Republican Robert Ray warned against airing unverified discrimination claims about the Iowa Employment Security Commission and urged fact checking before statements.
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Iowa City
Robert Ray
Benton County
Vinton
Ray
Gov. Hughes
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Employment Commission
Farm Bureau pushes for first chance on grain bins in Iowa
The Iowa Farm Bureau urged that farmers receive first opportunity to buy or lease unneeded Commodity Credit grain bins in the state, and asked that no...
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Lee. of Agriculture
Orville Freeman
J. Merrill Anderson
Iowa Farm Bureau
Iowa
North Carolina
U.S.D.A
Farm Organization
Tax Bill Implementations Set For October 1 Activation
Citizens face uncertainty as a 3 percent service tax on 59 services and a 100 million dollar bill take effect October 1. The state tax commission drafts rules for collection while the legislature reviews 48 proposed regulations. Controversial areas like construction await promulgation.
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State Tax Commission
Iowa
Atty
Richard Turner
Legislative Rules Committee
Tax Commission
Tom
Riley
Cedar Rapids
X. T. Prentis
Earl Burrows
Prentis
Burrows
Lynn Potter
Legislature Rules Committee
The
Lobbyists Lose Bid for Special Legislative Committee
The legislative research committee will form a 24 member lay panel to study streamlining the legislative process. Dr. Paul Sharp of Drake University will head the group after the Committee of Third House Regulors failed to win seats for its recommended members. The research committee rejected the lobbyists' bid.
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Legislative Research Committee
Paul Sharp
Drake University
Third House
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