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Iowa daily news roundup

Iowa dips into savings to balance its budget



Vastly different estimates were released Wednesday on how Iowa ended its fiscal year this week, but all projections indicate that Gov. Chet Culver will have to use cash reserves to balance the state budget.
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32-year-old GOP candidate would be youngest governor in Iowa history, if elected



A 32-year-old from Cedar Rapids is running for governor and, if elected, he'd be Iowa's youngest chief executive.
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Stimulus eases community college troubles
By Kimberly Leonard, Special to Stateline.org

States are digging into their federal stimulus money to help finance community colleges, where rising tuition, soaring enrollment and budget cuts threaten to shut students out of the system.   Read More
Weekly wrap: Report questions states' use of stimulus road funds
By John Gramlich, Stateline.org Staff Writer

States are spending too much stimulus money on new road construction and not enough on public transit projects, a national advocacy group claims in a report issued Monday (June 29). Meanwhile, Michigan and California consider teaming up to solve their prison problems and North Carolina and Rhode Island face off with Amazon.com over taxes.   Read More
Judge tours Iowa to promote state's attractions


Lt. Gov. Patty Judge kicked off a 67-stop summer travel tour of Iowa on Wednesday to highlight the state's tourist attractions and festivals.   Read More
Same-sex marriage applications growing in Iowa


CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Two months after the Iowa Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage, the number of applications is climbing in parts of eastern Iowa.   Read More
Creighton survey sees positive growth in Iowa economy


The latest economic survey of business leaders and supply managers across Iowa and the Midwest region shows improvement. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss compiles the numbers each month and says for the first time since September, we're seeing positive growth.   Read More
Attorney General marks anniversary of state smoking ban


Iowa's ban on smoking in public places took effect one year ago today. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller marked the occasion at a statehouse news conference.   Read More
Republicans call for special session to deal with budget


While Iowa's Democratic governor and his top budget advisors say there's no reason to "panic" about state spending, several Republicans are calling for a special legislative session to fix what they characterize as deep holes in the budget.   Read More
Lieutenant governor encouraging Iowans to take a "stay-cation"


Lieutenant Governor Patty Judge is hitting the road for a three-month-long, 67-city tour of the state designed to encourage Iowans to take a "stay-cation" this year.   Read More
Iowa residents join other states with the right to sue


Iowa is joining the rest of the nation in giving individual citizens the right to sue in consumer fraud cases. The new law took effect yesterday, July 1st, and Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says it replaces a law that originated in the Middle Ages.   Read More
Iowa prison population drops but trend expected to change


The number of inmates in Iowa prisons is dropping, but corrections officials expect that trend to change over the next decade. This week, Iowa's prison population dipped to 8,454 inmates. That's the lowest inmate count since October 2007, when Iowa had a record 8,840 men and women behind bars.   Read More
Coming to 25 states -- higher taxes


More than half of US states are responding to budget challenges with an answer that's often unpopular with their residents: tax hikes.   Read More
Mississippi tops obesity rankings; Colorado is leanest state


WASHINGTON -- Mississippi remains at the top of the list in this year's national annual obesity rankings, with Alabama coming in second. Outside of fairly lean Colorado, there's little good news.   Read More
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Gov. Chet Culver (D)
Elected: November 2006
Term expires: January 2011

State capital: Des Moines
State nickname: The Hawkeye State
Lt. Gov. Patty Judge (D)
Secretary of State Michael Mauro (D)
Attorney General Tom Miller (D)
Senate President: John P. "Jack" Kibbie (D)
House Speaker: Pat Murphy (D)

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