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Iowa early News Headlines: Monday, May 21st 2018

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May 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two major provisions of the Republican tax cut bill won’t happen until Iowa meets revenue targets that critics say may take many years. Eliminating so-called “federal deductibility” and raising the state’s standard deduction, along with further dropping tax rates, won’t happen until the state reaches a certain amount of tax revenue and shows significant growth in the previous year. Those changes could happen no sooner than 2023.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Davenport ministry that had an extended fight with the city over its efforts to feed and assist homeless people has closed because of unexpected bills. The Quad-City Times reports that Timothy’s House of Hope closed Thursday after operating for nearly nine years. Timothy’s is a ministry of Compassion Church. Ministry founder and Pastor Jim Swope says the closure is influenced by about $8,000 in winter utility bills as well as last year’s legal battle.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies and jail officers in Dubuque County will soon begin wearing body cameras when they are on duty. The Telegraph Herald reports the county recently approved purchasing 100 of the cameras for all the sworn officers in the department.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Police say a child has been killed in one of four overnight shootings that left three others wounded. The Courier reports that officers were called to a house around 5:15 a.m. Saturday and found a victim, described as a boy, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died. In two other separate shootings early Saturday, three other people suffered injuries not believed to be life threatening.