Editorial urges more live video of Iowa Legislature
The Gazette advocates expanding live video coverage beyond the House to Senate sessions and committee meetings. It argues six House cameras were worth the $130,000, and viewers could benefit from access to debates and lawmaking processes without traveling to Des Moines.
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Letters on contraception costs and political bias in The Gazette
A reader protests Burke Christensen's April 22 column on contraception costs, argues actuarial science supports premiums, praises Affordable Care Act provisions, and criticizes Penford expansion and Gazette political slant. Also notes a Marion reader accusing The Gazette of pro Obama bias and weaponized Romney critique.
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Iowa
Obama touts affordable college as student debt risks loom
Tyler Olson writes that President Obama visited the University of Iowa to stress keeping student loan rates low as Congress faces a July 1 expiration. He notes proposed GOP budget cuts in Iowa and contrasts with Obama actions expanding Pell Grants, work study, and tax credits.
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Obama in Iowa urges action on college debt and value of degrees
President Obama spoke to a University of Iowa audience on college affordability, debt, and the earnings gap. He cited Pew data showing a four year degree yields about 1.42 million over 40 years versus 770 thousand for high school. He warned student debt as a crisis and urged state funding and policy fixes to keep higher education accessible.
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