Also, the Iowa bottled beverage industry has created a website to help Iowans find local redemption centers where they can return recyclable bottles and cans
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Also, the Iowa bottled beverage industry has created a website to help Iowans find local redemption centers where they can return recyclable bottles and cans
In hopes of boosting enrollment and addressing Iowa’s workforce needs, the University of Northern Iowa is proposing slashing tuition rates by more than half for non-resident students from bordering states to match instate rates paid by Iowa residents.
A proposed five-year moratorium on new state-licensed casinos in Iowa will not be passed into law, a key legislator said Tuesday, clearing the way for state regulators to decide later this week on a proposal for a new casino in Cedar Rapids.
The ethanol industry has been a stabilizing force for corn prices in recent years, and boosting ethanol demand might help counteract diminished farm income.
An Iowa City man was arrested Monday after a 16-year-old boy, who had chatted with the man online while posing as a 14-year-old girl, reported him to the Iowa City Police Department.
Senators in the Iowa Legislature were told to keep their schedule clear Wednesday evening in anticipation of potential floor debate on a casino moratorium bill. Meanwhile, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission is scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to grant a license for a planned $275 million casino and entertainment center near downtown Cedar Rapids.
Iowan brought home 14 U.S., British POWs after World War I
A Cedar Rapids woman testified she met a Hiawatha man, who is on trial this week for human trafficking, after she was “past rock bottom” and agreed to work as a prostitute for him. She said he recruited a 17-year-old to work with her.
Also, state legislators honored their fellow member who died late last week
Iowa schools would be required to replace references to the Gulf of Mexico and the Alaskan peak Denali with references to the “Gulf of America” and “Mount McKinley,” respectively, in all classroom instruction and in all new handouts provided to students, under a bill advanced by Iowa lawmakers.
A man who was wanted in relation to a stabbing in Marion last year was arrested Friday by United State’s Marshals in Indiana, according to a news release from the U.S. Marshals Service.
A year after lawmakers passed sweeping legislation banning diversity, equity, and inclusion spending across Iowa’s public universities, legislators are taking aim at DEI-related curricular requirements — and the Board of Regents is in support.
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