What's the Score?

The current Iowa legislative session is getting closer to the end.  This morning Jay and I once again met with several Iowa legislators and got conflicting views.  Without naming sources, we heard that the film office director's job may be announced this week or next, and that the leading candidate for that job is someone with years of experience.  We also heard that the bill pertaining to the film office allocation will leave the senate for the house by the end of this week, and that the amount for the film office will range from as little as $200,000, to as much as $400,000, as long as there is money to be carried over to the new budget.  There are active players in all of this in both the senate and the house. 

We were told that the director of cultural affairs hired a deputy director and that the Iowa Historical Museum gift shop has been closed because it was operating at a loss.  Thus, there appears to be activity within cultural affairs and the film office issue which is not being fully shared with us.

Will there indeed be money for the film office yet this fiscal year?  Of the $200,000, will any remain to re-launch the film office?  Will the announcement of the new film office director be delayed until after this fiscal year ends?  These are questions I have in my mind.  The answers are about to be revealed I am sure.