Politics & Government
4,400-Head Hog Confinement Approved in Black Hawk County and More Cedar Falls Daily News Links
A quick roundup of local news, including state money for K-12 education, education reform, the possible gas tax and an anti-abortion bill in the state legislature.
From the Associated Press, via KCRG: The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors approved construction of a 4,400-head hog confinement south of Dunkerton, saying they had no choice under state law.
From the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Democrats in the state Senate would like to see a 4 percent increase in the state money for K-12 education in the 2015 fiscal year.
Statehouse news, from the Des Moines Register:
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Iowa House Republicans have introduced another anti-abortion bill that probably will not go anywhere.
A part of the Branstad education reform plan regarding certification students can receive in certain skills before college was met with skepticism in a Democratic Senate committee.
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Iowa's chapter of Americans for Prosperity, a conservative advocacy group founded by the Koch brothers, vows to launch a grass-roots battle against raising the gas tax.
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