Limiting levies may invalidate existing bonds
Des Moines reports Iowa Senate passes a bill to cap public fund spendings, prompting debate over refunding or funding outstanding bonds. Legislation questions whether counties can issue new bonds to pay old ones and outlines statewide tax and debt concerns amid rising expenditures. A broader primary reform bill and other fiscal measures also surface, including a proposal to shift primary conventions and appointive systems.
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Bill proposals shuffle civil fees and utility control
The House debates a bill to levy half the civil fees in towns over 70,000 for justice and constable costs and extend that rate to phones and other utilities. Senator Campbell introduces regulation of telephone firms by the State Railroad Commission, mirroring rail regulation. Wake stirs up animals as a school board expenditure bill provokes clash between parties. A request for Kenyon’s presidential run is delayed amid other business.
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