Group Organizes to Oppose Iowa City School Funding Vote: Iowa City Daily News Links, Jan. 17

Gun control, Manti Te'O, Lance Armstrong. Interesting week.

On to the Links!

Adam Sullivan of the Iowa City Press-Citizen writes that a new opposition group has formed to oppose the upcoming Revenue Purpose Statement vote.

Sullivan also has a few more details about the coach who was Southeast Junior High who was suspended and later reinstated by the board for a BB gun incident last fall. 

George Ford of the Gazette writes that home prices and sales are up in Iowa in general last year, but were down in Iowa City in December.

Iowans have done a good job of getting themselves vaccinated for the flu. (The Gazette) The University of Iowa is trying to avoid "flu-mageddon." (Press-Citizen)

Lee Hermiston of the Press-Citizen writes that area law enforcement are dubious about the effectiveness of gun control legislation proposed by President Obama yesterday.

Meanwhile, 2nd Amendment activists plan to hold a rally in Des Moines Saturday. (Des Moines Register)

Mitchell Schmidt of the Press-Citizen writes that funding for Johnson County SEATS may be phased out by the board of supervisors.

Press-Citizen Jim Musser's shows to see this weekend and Little Village's Week Ender.

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District voters on Feb. 5 will weigh in on a new revenue purpose statement. If voters approve the document, the district extends its control over sales tax revenue and officials plan to borrow up to $100 million for facilities projects.

But the new committee, People for All, said the district’s plans are too vague.

“It would just be basically writing a blank check to the schools,” said Chuck Seberg, a Coralville resident and the treasurer of the new group. “We know they’ll have to redraw the lines when they build a new high school and we don’t know where those will be. There’s just too much up in the air.”

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