05 Feb 2002

Iowa Senate Campaigns Won't be Cheap

By Administrator
• According to documents filed by Iowa's U.S. Senate candidates, incumbent Senator Tom Harkin has amassed a large war chest for his re-election bid. Harkin has collected $2.2 million for his campaign, including more than $1.
29 Jan 2002

Option Tax Might Become Statewide in Iowa

By Joe Collins
• The one-cent local-option sales tax in Scott and Muscatine counties that helps fund education might be implemented all across Iowa. The additional statewide sales tax would give those districts that haven't been able to pass a local-option sales tax access to more funding, without having to raise property taxes or relying on a vote.
22 Jan 2002

Centennial Bridge to Be Toll-Free by June, but Traffic Headaches Will Continue

By Joe Collins
• The good news about the Centennial Bridge is that the tolls are tentatively scheduled to be removed by June. The bad news: Traffic slowdowns and tie-ups are likely while improvements and renovations are made to the bridge, and these could drag into 2003.
15 Jan 2002

Illinois Gets Tough on Ecstasy

By Joe Collins
• A law that went into effect on January 1 makes Illinois one of the harshest states in the nation on the club drug Ecstasy. Under the new law, sale of as few as 15 Ecstasy tablets will be treated as a Class X felony, punishable by up to 30 years in prison and with a mandatory-minimum six-year sentence.
08 Jan 2002

Budget Woes Cause Tax Refund Delays

By Joe Collins
• Iowa's budget woes mean thousands of Iowa taxpayers will have to wait three months for their income-tax refunds during the upcoming tax season. Normally, the state needs about eight weeks to process an error-free tax return that is filed on paper.
25 Dec 2001

African Americans Over-Represented in Iowa Prisons

By Joe Collins
• According to a report from the Task Force on Overrepresentation of African Americans in Prison, 24 percent of the state's prison population in 1999 was African-American even though blacks comprised just over 2 percent of Iowa's population.
18 Dec 2001

Marycrest to Shut Its Doors on June 30

By Joe Collins
• Marycrest International University will close following its spring semester, the school announced on Monday. On Friday, the university's Board of Trustees voted to shutter the institution, citing "economic factors.
11 Dec 2001

Davenport Police Department Seeks Accreditation

By Joe Collins
• The Davenport Police Department is seeking an accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). Upon completion of the process, the Davenport Police Department will become the first accredited law-enforcement agency in the Quad Cities, and the largest accredited municipal police department in Iowa.
04 Dec 2001

Community Foundation Receives $3.8 Million Gift

By Joe Collins
• The Community Foundation of the Great River Bend has announced a gift of $3.8 million dollars from the estate of Irma Jepsen. Half of this amount will go to the Unrestricted Fund in Jepsen's name and will benefit many areas of philanthropy, such as health and human services, educational programs, cultural activities and community development.
27 Nov 2001

Iowa's Budget Cuts Hurt Low-Income Families

By Administrator
• Cuts in Iowa's state budget have affected many programs and state agencies, but those to the Department of Human Services (DHS) could be devastating to the most vulnerable families in the state. Cuts in staff at DHS will result in an increased workload for remaining personnel, which will affect services to families.

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