Guns on Campus Debate Spurs Iowa Group Plans Silent Protest
The editorial from The Gazette discusses Students for Concealed Carry on Campus pushing to lift UI and state university handgun bans. It notes a 2007 campus police firearm change, cites Virginia Tech and Gang Lu as context, and argues public universities may lawfully restrict weapons to safeguard campus safety.
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Iowa State University
Iowa
Virginia Tech
Iowa City
Gang Lu
Iowa redistricting praised for transparency and calm process
Readers applaud Iowa officials for a transparent redistricting completed with the governor's signature on April 19. They contrast Iowa with other states where redistricting was opaque and mired in partisanship.
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League of Women Voters
Cedar Rapids-Marion
League
Iowa
Legislative Services Agency
Jean McMenimen
Kirkwood Community College
Abortion Funding Debate Flares Over Planned Parenthood
John Steger and allies urge the Defense Department to oppose funding abortions. They argue abortion is murder and oppose tax money to Planned Parenthood, noting about 3 percent of its services are abortion related.
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Defense Department
Planned Parenthood
Stephen Beisler
Iowa City
John Steger
Take Back the Night rally urged to combat sexual violence
Kelli Shaffner urges culture change on consent and victim support in a University of Iowa Take Back the Night rally at 6 30 p m on the Pentacrest. Speakers from campus and community will lead a march through downtown Iowa City and provide survivor sharing opportunities.
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Lewin
Georgia
Bobby Franklin
Marietta
University of Iowa Pentacrest
Iowa City
Kelli Shaffner
University of Iowa
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Uiowa
Branstad vetoes tax credit aid while lawmakers clash
A former Iowa House page recalls Gov. Terry Branstad vetoing a bipartisan earned income tax credit expansion for 240,000 workers earning under 45 thousand. The piece notes Branstad signals, political stances, and the likelihood of lawmakers overrid ing his veto. The author argues economic hardship from rising gas and food prices calls for targeted relief.
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Iowa
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Todd
Dorman
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