What Iowa's News Organizations are Saying - 2008
December 2008
- Creston News Advertiser - 12/22/08 - Fees increase to fix roads
November 2008
- Mt. Pleasant News - 11/24/08 - New vehicle registration fees coming soon
- Des Moines Register - 11/21/08 - Culver says let's focus in Iowa on 'big picture'
- The Waukon Standard - 11/21/08 - Allamakee County Treasurer's office advises vehicle owners on registration fee changes under Time 21 legislation
- Fairfield Ledger - 11/17/08 - Vehicle Registration Fees Rising
- KIMT Mason City - 11/17/08 - Truck Registration Fees Are On The Rise In Iowa
- LeMars Daily - 11/14/08 - Vehicle title fees increase soon
- KITV - 11/13/08 - New fee will nearly triple truck registration in Iowa
- Cresco Times - 11/11/08 - Fees to increase in 2009 for registration of some motor vehicles
- The Daily Iowegian - 11/10/08 - Bill passes that will raise fees, says Appanoose County treasurer
- The Daily Nonpareil - 11/08/08 - New higher license registration fees effective Jan. 1
- July 2008
- Des Moines Register - 07/06/08 - Making book on floods, remodeling with style and ruling out common sense
- June 2008
- Farm News - 06/27/08 - Engineers: Iowa's county roads in crisis
- Daily Times Herald - 06/12/08 - Roberts, Kettering say Time 21 needs work
- May 2008
- The Messenger - 05/15/08 - State plan gears up Highway 20 work
- Marshalltown Times-Republican - 05/15/08 - Highway 30 could see four lanes soon
- Marshalltown Times-Republican - 05/12/08 - Democrats feel 2008 legislative session a success
- The Messenger - 05/10/08 - Group expects more money for 20
- April 2008
- Des Moines Register - 04/30/08 - A good first step on highway funding
- Forest City Summit - 04/29/08 - Legislative session ends with big winners, losers
- WHO-TV - 04/29/08 - Governor Likely to Sign Legislation that Gives Him, Other Elected Officials Raise
- Des Moines Register - 04/29/08 - Stage set for discussion of increasing fuel tax
- Telegraph Herald - 04/28/08 - New prison at Fort Madison makes fiscal sense
- KIMT - 04/27/08 - Vehicle Registration Fees Increasing
- The Messenger - 04/27/08 - Bipartisanship pays dividends
- Land Line Magazine - 04/25/08 - New Iowa law increases vehicle fees for roads
- Missouri Valley Times - 04/25/08 - Words from Windschitl
- Radio Iowa - 04/25/08 - 2008 Iowa Legislature nears conclusion
- Des Moines Register - 04/23/08 - Culver signs bill that increases vehicle fees to help road budget
- Times-Republican - 04/23/08 - Culver signs bill raising vehicle registration fees
- Quad-City Times - 04/22/08 - Culver signs Iowa registration fee increase package into law
- Radio Iowa - 04/22/08 - Iowans will see fee increases for new vehicle plates
- Globe Gazette - 04/17/08 - Vehicle fee hike will affect all drivers
- Globe Gazette - 04/16/08 - Senate OKs higher vehicle registration fees for road work
- Houston Chronicle - 04/16/08 - Buying a new car? Fees set to increase
- KPTM Fox 42 - 04/16/08 - Higher vehicle fees to governor
- Radio Iowa - 04/16/08 - Bill to raise vehicle license fees, on the way to Governor
- Radio Iowa - 04/16/08 - Senate votes to raise vehicle registration and title fees
- Quad-City Times - 04/15/08 - Iowa Senate approves road funding methods
- Forest City Summit - 04/15/08 - Culver pushes gas tax increase for roads
- Des Moines Register - 04/11/08 - Transportation funding should help us avoid potholes, high gas prices Weisen
- WCF Courier - 04/11/08 - Lawmakers ponder tax hikes to fix roads
- Globe Gazette - 04/10/08 - Lawmakers consider vehicle registration fee increases, gas tax hike
- KIMT - 04/10/08 - Iowa Considering Raising Gas Tax
- Radio Iowa - 04/10/08 - Bill raising license fees for cars clears Senate committee
- Radio Iowa - 04/10/08 - Gas tax debate ahead in 2009
- Sioux City Journal - 04/10/08 - Lawmakers consider increasing vehicle registration fee, gas tax
- Quad-City Times - 04/10/08 - Gas tax might be hiked to fund road projects
- Action 3 News - 04/10/08 - Lawmakers say tax hike may loom to fund road repairs
- The Gazette - 04/09/08 - Higher vehicle registration, title fees could pay for fixing roads
- Des Moines Register - 04/09/08 - Transportation called critical to growth
- Des Moines Register - 04/08/08 - Culver open to gas tax increase in future
- The Gazette - 04/07/08 - Culver opens door to gas tax hike in 2009
- Sioux City Journal - 04/07/08 - Lawmakers race clock on major issues
- The Gazette - 04/03/08 - Transportation bill approaches finish line
- The Hawk Eye -04/01/08 - Officials: Federal funds lacking for bridges
- March 2008
- The Daily Nonpareil - 03/30/08 - Tax increases discussed at Legislative coffee
- The Hawk Eye - 03/30/08 - Lawmakers weigh in remaining bills
- Marshalltwown Times-Republican - 03/28/08 - Leaders seek higher roadwork budget
- Ottumwa Courier - 03/20/08 - Loebsack looks into highway funds
- Missouri Valley Times News - 03/19/08 - Marriage, TIME 21, budget discussed
- Clinton Herald - 03/18/08 - How much land for recreation?
- Iowa Wire - 03/18/08 - Republicans criticize road funding proposals
- The Fairfield Ledger - 03/17/08 - Legislative Breakfast series concludes
- KPTM - 03/17/08 - Fueled by brutal winter, road funding flares again
- Radio Iowa - 03/17/08 - Potholes galore influencing statehouse debate?
- WHO-TV - 03/17/08 - Republicans Pressure Democrats To Fix Bad Roads
- Des Moines Register - 03/14/08 - Remove gasohol's tax break to get highway-repair money
- KTIV - 03/14/08 - Leaders 'Optimistic' About Highway 20 Expansion
- Office of the Governor press release - 03/12/08 - Culver calls on congress to meet America's infrastructure needs
- Des Moines Register - 03/12/08 - Culver calls for infrastructure partnership
- West Branch Times - 03/12/08 - Your Capitol Voice: Iowa needs $200 million more for transporation
- The Tipton Conservative - 03/11/08 - Your Capitol Voice
- Hawk Eye Happenings - 03/09/08 - Tax chatter dominates Region Days
- WCF Courier - 03/09/08 - Cities' road funds get stuck in a rut
- Des Moines Register - 03/07/08 - Bills raising vehicle fees move forward
- Des Moines Register - 03/07/08 - Iowa legislature: Dozens of bills survive funnel week winnowing
- The Hawkeye - 03/07/08 - Iowa roads in a state of crisis
- Sioux City Journal - 03/07/08 - Health care, road funding bills beat deadline
- Heartland Institute - April 2008 - Iowa Takes Up Transportation Finance Reform
- Pew Center on the States - 03/0308 - Grading the States 2008: Pew’s 50-State Report Card Evaluates How States Manage Public Resources and Provides a Roadmap to Improvement
- February 2008
- Ottumwa Courier - 02/26/08 - Study: Six area bridges in the state's bottom 50
- Times-Republican - 02/26/08 - Is Iowa's worst bridge near Tama?
- Muscatine Journal - 02/26/08 - 2 local bridges rated in the bottom 100
- Muscatine Journal - 02/25/08 - Rep. Reichert defends decision on smoking ban
- The Daily Iowan - 02/25/08 - Study: Iowa bridges deteriorating
- Des Moines Register - 02/25/08 - Raise Iowa gas tax to pay for road construction
- Sioux City Journal - 02/24/08 - Truck license fees draws debate
- Sioux City Journal - 02/24/08 - Immediate action needed on Highway 20
- Dubuque Telegraph Herald - 02/23/08 - Rough ride for Iowa roadways
- Quad-City Times - 02/23/08 - Gas tax hike may pay for road, bridge repairs
- Telegraph Herald - 02/23/08 - How do Iowa's roads rate?
- Charles City Press - 02/22/08 - Study ranks Iowa 4th worst for bridge condition
- Sioux City Journal - 02/22/08 - Why not consider a toll road approach to finishing Highway 20?
- WQAD - 02/22/08 - Iowa lawmakers on the road for transportation funding
- Ames Tribune - 02/21/08 - Report: Iowa's bridges among worst
- Associated Construction Publications - 02/22/08 - Iowa Bridges Ranked Fourth Most Deficient In The Nation
- Associated Press - 02/21/08 - Iowa Bridges Ranks 4th Worst in US
- Des Moines Register - 02/21/08 - Fee increase would help fix bad bridges
- Fairfield Ledger - 02/21/08 - TIME-21 could generate more funds than gasoline tax
- Quad-City Times - 02/21/08 - Report: Iowa bridges among worst in nation
- Sioux City Journal - 02/21/08 - Three local bridges rate poorly, but not necessarily dangerous
- WHO-TV - 02/21/08 - Iowa's Bridges Ranked High in Deterioration
- Business Record - 02/20/08 - Iowa fourth in nation for worst bridges
- Globe Gazette - 02/20/08 - Iowa's bridges among worst in U.S.
- The Gazette - 02/20/08 - Many Iowa bridges structurally deficient
- KCCI - 02/20/08 - Report: 21 Percent Of Iowa Bridges Structurally Deficient
- KCRG - 02/20/08 - National Group Says Iowa Bridges in Poor Condition
- KHQA - 02/20/08 - Study ranks Iowa 4th worst for bridge condition
- KPTM - 02/20/08 - Study ranks Iowa 4th worst for bridge condition
- KTIV - 02/20/08 - Research Group: Two Sioux City Bridges Among Iowa's 'Worst'
- Missouri Valley Times News - 02/20/08 - Windschitl visits with constituents at Legislative Coffee in Missouri Valley
- Radio Iowa - 02/20/08 - Report says 21% of state owned bridges are "structurally deficient"
- Roads & Bridges - 02/20/08 - Iowa bridges ranked fourth most deficient in nation
- The Hawk Eye - 02/18/08 - Bill would extend tax to vehicles
- The Hawk Eye - 02/18/08 - Roads top public's list of concerns
- Des Moines Register - 02/14/08 - Legilsative Trio haromize at coffee
- Sioux City Journal - 02/14/08 - Culver pledges support for Highway 20
- The Hawkeye - 02/13/08 - Legislators mull over highway proposal prior to session
- Des Moines Register - 02/12/08 - CLUTE: Keeping public roads system safe needs to be addresssed
- Clinton Herald - 02/11/08 - Residents quiz legislators
- The Gazette - 02/11/08 - House could turn up heat on smoking ban
- SW Iowa News - 02/10/08 - Sunday's Our View: Is this for real?
- Quad-City Times - 02/08/08 - Iowa House member from Davenport seeks re-election
- WCF Courier - 02/08/08 - DOT request questioned
- Des Moines Register - 02/07/08 - Users should pay for infrastructure
- KCCI - 02/07/08 - Plan to pay for roads would raise fees
- MPNEWS.net - 02/07/08 - Tours and Times: State ponders road repair tax
- Des Moines Register - 02/06/08 - Busted Bridges
- Fort Dodge Messenger - 02/03/08 - Eggs and Issues focus: Quest for road money
- January 2008
- The Dail Nonpareil - 01/31/08 - Thursday's Our View: Sleight of hand
- Sioux City Journal - 01/31/08 - Democrats push higher vehicle registration fees
- Sioux City Journal - 01/31/08 - Siourxlanders again push for Highway 20 funding
- Smart Growth News - 01/31/08 - IDOT Plan Boosts Highways Spending, But Fails to Include Funds for Transit
- WCF Courier - 01/31/08 - Higher vehicle registration fees proposed to fix roads
- Radio Iowa - 01/30/08 -Senate Republicans want to use gambling revenue for road funding
- Decorah News - 01/29/08 - Zieman meets with Governor Culver to lobby for gas tax hike
- Radio Iowa - 01/28/08 - House lawmakers to talk about road funds
- Des Moines Register - 01/25/08 - Road-plan shortfall spurs gas-tax debate
- WCF Courier - 01/24/08 - Iowa highways spending plan not 'green' enough, activists say
- Sioux City Journal - 01/24/08 - Rants should be commended for highway funding efforts
- Des Moines Register - 01/23/08 - Critics say DOT shouldn't ignore alternative transit
- KAAL - 01/23/08 - Critics say Iowa's highway spending ingnores alternatives
- KCRG - 01/23/08 - $4 billion DOT road plan "Big Mistake"
- KWWL - 01/23/08 - Iowa transportation plan would spend $4 billion on highways
- WOI - 01/23/08 - Critics say Iowa's highway spending ingnores alternatives
- The Daily Nonpareil - 01/18/08 - Judge talks about Culver's budget proposal
- Fort Dodge Messenger - 01/17/08 - Lt. Governor talks priorities for '08 session
- Des Moines Register - 01/15/08 - Official:DM maintaining, not improving, roads
- Fort Dodge Messenger - 01/12/08 - Local legislators assess chances for new highway money
- Associated Press - 01/10/08 - Lawmakers support road work but disagree over funding
- KCCI Des Moines - 01/10/08 - Lawmakers to debate road funding options
- Fort Dodge Messenger - 01/06/08 - Legislature must act on roads
- Iowa Farmer Today - 01/02/08 - Compromise reached for rural vs. urban road funding
