Distressed Iowa Wesleyan vows to keep doors open
Iowa Wesleyan University faces dire finances but trustees pledge to keep operating. A “New Directions Team” will pursue partnerships to secure a sustainable future, with Annette Scieszinski leading the effort and plans built on anticipated funding.
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Wesleyan
Ount Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan University
Faneata
Southeastern Iowa University
Board of Trustees
Annette Scieszinski
New Directions
Scieszinski
Rebecca F. Miller
the Gazette
Mount Pleasant
United Methodist Church
Steve Titus Huys Kristi Ray
Mount Pleasant Area
Winter overflow shelter located in Cedar Rapids
Willis Dady Homeless Services will open an emergency winter overflow shelter in a vacant Salvation Army commercial building at 719 Third Ave SE. Crews start today, a temporary wall will partition space, and staff will be hired. The plan balances high utilities with a $5,000 budget and a $2,800 funding gap.
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Cedar Rapids
Salvation Army
Third Ave
Esmar LLC
Phoebe Trepp
Willis Dady Homeless Services
Trepp
Regents plan five year tuition guards at UI and ISU
University of Iowa and Iowa State University resident undergraduate tuition may rise at least 3 percent annually for five years under a new Regents program. If state funding falls short, increases could reach about 5 percent next year, while UNI is excluded from the model.
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ISU
Cedar Falls
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
State Board of Regents
Mike Richards
Richards
Iowa
University of Northern
UNI
Iowa Public University
FDA targets underage tobacco with broad restrictions
The FDA unveils a multi pronged campaign to curb youth tobacco use. It will restrict flavored e cigarettes to age restricted bricks and mortar outlets and move to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. Online sales will require stricter age verification.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Scott Gottlieb
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