Veto Targets Property Tax Bill and Mental Health Plans
The Iowa Senate opened with Gov vetoes on the property tax relief bill and a malpractice reform proposal. The debate covered funding for education foundation programs, state mandates, and rising agricultural land taxes. A Mt Pleasant conversion to a medium security facility was defeated. Mitchellville Girls School could be repurposed. House turmoil and leadership concerns risk lengthening the session toward May. The criminal code and annual appropriations loom, with calls to defer parts of the bill to the next general assembly.
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Iowa
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Mt. Pleasant
Mitchellville
House
Democratic Party
Iowa Pays Unemployment to Non-Residents Weekly
Des Moines IDPA reports Iowa benefits are paid weekly to about 2,000 out of state residents via interstate claims. Claimants use Iowa wage credits and follow Iowa rules, while other states reimburse a portion. Combined wage claims, about 50 to 100 weekly, apply to workers who moved across states, such as pipeline and construction workers.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Ray Locke
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Puerto Rico
Canada
Locke
Education on the Metric System Prompts Public Debate
White House adviser Virginia Knauer urged a national metric education program at a University of Delaware conference. She argued metric conversion offers economic and trade advantages and would reduce psychological problems from measurement debates.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Consumer Affairs
Virginia Knauer
University of Delaware
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
United States
Newlyweds urged to report name changes to Social Security
Social Security official John Anderson of Iowa City advises brides to inform SSA of their new married names to keep earnings records accurate. He notes earnings before and after marriage can be credited to one record, and explains how name changes affect retirement and Medicare protections.
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Social Security Administration
John Anderson
Iowa City
Anderson
Social Security
Washington
Social Security Office
W. Main
West Branch tent chatauqua marks Bicentennial event
The National Park Service will stage a three day Tent Chautauqua in West Branch Iowa at the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site from June 25 to 27. Two programs daily 2 to 5 PM and 7 to 9 PM feature music drama and nostalgia with a 1200 seat tent. No admission charged. Betsy DuncanClark and Pat Wheeler lead planning for the event funded by Bicentennial funds and a 2000 grant from the Iowa Arts Council matched by local groups.
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National Park Service
Iowa Arts Council
Webelos Scouts Hobo Hike and Cookout Report
Twenty five Webelos Scouts with their dads joined a hiking and cookout trip in Hotle's Timber. They cooked over improvised stoves from gallon cans. New Webelos on the outing were Mike Shephard Mike Sypherd Jeff York and Chris Collett.
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Webelos
Hotle
Mike Shephard
Mike Sypherd
Jeff York
Chris Collett
Washington County 4-H reports April rain near three inches
The Washington County Extension Service notes close to three inches of rain during April 22 through 28. 4-H crop and weather reporters document soil moisture, crop growth, and field conditions amid the soaking week.
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Washington County
Busy Lake Darling Youth Center hosts DeMolay camping weekend
The Lake Darling Youth Center near Brighton opened a busy summer season with DeMolay Boys from southeast Iowa arriving for a weekend camping trip. Dr. A C Peterson reports a nearly full booking through the summer, with groups from Marshalltown Winterset Cedar Rapids and Wellman among attendees. Local service clubs and YWCA volunteers helped ready cabins and grounds for campers, while a detailed list shows dates and groups from May through September, including churches conservation groups 4 H clubs and Mennonite and Methodist congregations.
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Brighton
Iowa
A.C. Peterson
Washington
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Winterset
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Kalona
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Fairfield
Lincoln-Brighton
Stewart Conservation
Wellman
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Bethel Pleasantview Mennonite
Mt. Pleasant
Coralville
Washington County
Midwest Bible Camp
Washington Mennonite
Four Square Gospel Church
Spanking in Schools Divides UPI Poll Readers
A UPI summary reports that 59 percent of U.S. Catholic readers approved a Supreme Court ruling allowing school authorities to spank students in certain cases. The magazine's May issue carried John Valusek's critique that spanking teaches violence and cannot be justified.
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UPI
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