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Iowa State University graduate school programs have started rescinding offers to prospective students as departments scramble to respond to funding uncertainties.

Also, Marion City Council approves incentives for Uptown housing project

Linn County’s Alliance for Equitable Housing is still seeking landlords to participate in a pilot program announced in October that would provide financial incentives to Linn County landlords to offer housing to individuals who have had difficulty getting approved for leases in the past.

A Cedar Rapids assisted living center has been fined $7,500 for a resident death that occurred six months ago.

With the opportunity for a tuition-free experience similar to a private school, the school’s rigorous focus on college preparation plans to offer quality through small classes, a small faculty-to-student ratio and one-on-one interactions that reinforce a tight-knit community throughout middle and high school.

Knowledge is power for family members, for communities, for health care providers, and for the men and women — sons and daughters, moms and dads, brothers and sisters — battling drug addiction and the mental health challenges involved.

For the past three years, the Iowa Long-Term Care Ombudsman’s Office has called for an increase in the “personal needs allowance” that Medicaid beneficiaries receive while in nursing homes. The last increase was 24 years ago.

Developers are suing over massive protests against the oil pipeline that crosses Iowa