In 2020, the University of Northern Iowa suspended its professional development assignments application process for the 2022 budget year — given requests are approved two years in advance — dropping the three public campuses’ total from 134 in 2021 to 72 in 2022.
Republican leadership in both the Iowa House and Senate said Iowans should expect to see further action to limit property tax collections by cities, counties, school districts and others during the upcoming legislative session.
The industrial corridor along Sixth Street SW and 76th Avenue SW nearly to Swisher has drawn more than $1 billion worth of development since 2017, according to the city. The projects accounted for 949 new jobs and nearly as many listed as retained.
Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart maintained her leadership position after facing multiple challenges to her seat following a rough election year for Democrats in the state.
Iowa’s Board of Regents, governing the state’s three public universities, has been understaffed for seven months spanning five meetings – with its student-regent seat sitting unfilled for the longest stretch since the Legislature in 1988 passed a law requiring a student fill one of the nine spots.
Ultimate goal is an Iowa that is “built for everyone” in the project being led by the UI and Pathfinders RC&D.
Republican Party of Iowa chairman Jeff Kaufmann, who has not yet decided whether to run for another term, expressed confidence that Iowa Republicans will not lose their first-in-the-nation caucus status as have Iowa Democrats
Also, State Auditor Rob Sand endorses Rita Hart’s re-election as Iowa Democratic Party chair
UNI will welcome its 150th class next fall, leading the way to commemorating the school’s opening on Sept. 6, 1876.
A (very) early morning quest for mink and muskrat
Iowa Cancer Registry to ‘make people aware’ of alarming rate during community meetings in all the state’s 99 counties.
Consuming alcohol raises the risk of developing at least seven types of cancer diseases, including liver, breast and throat cancer, research has found. His advisory also notes that as a person's alcohol consumption goes up, so does the risk for developing those illnesses.
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