Republican legislative leaders say, fine, lease out the lottery. But instead of dealing with private interests, why not lease it to the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System, or IPERS?
From Senate Minority Leader Paul McKinley, R-Chariton:
An option that should be explored, McKinley said, would be to lease the lottery to the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System [...]
January 22, 2009
New Lottery Lease Wrinkle
January 22, 2009
Today’s Bad Idea
So President Obama is ordering the closure of Gitmo, raising questions about where detainees will be housed.
And the Linn County Board of Supervisors is saying no to buying Westdale Mall, raising questions about what will become of the ailing retail center.
Are you thinking what I’m thinking? The United States Terrorist Detention Center at Westdale.
OK, maybe not. [...]
January 22, 2009
Thursday Reads — Help is on the Way
Weather folk say it’s going to get above freezing today. But is a tank top business casual?
Here’s a question I can answer, when will the Iowa House start moving flood relief? The answer is today. The Gazette fronts news that yesterday the Rebuild Iowa Committee approved a $56 million flood aid package, up from the [...]
