Iowa City Coralville push for workforce housing tax credits
Iowa City and Coralville pledge 403000 and 847000 respectively to boost mid income housing under the Iowa Economic Development Authority Workforce Housing Tax Credit program. The fund offers up to 20 million yearly for projects statewide and requires 1000 per unit local support to qualify.
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Madison Arnold
the Gazette
Gary Watts
Brian Watts
Watts Group
Iowa River Landing
Coralville
Johnson County
Iowa City
Iowa Economic Development Authority
Tina Hoffman
Authority
Hoffman
University of Iowa
McMaster Named National Security Adviser to Trump
President Trump named Army Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster as the new national security adviser, replacing Michael Flynn. McMaster, praised for battlefield leadership, brings vast experience but limited Washington tenure. Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg returns as NSC chief of staff.
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Donald Trump
Army
H.R. McMaster
Michael Flynn
White House
Trump
McMaster
Mar-a-Lago Estate
Florida
Washington, D.C
Pentagon
Washington
Keith Kellogg
National Security Council
Legislature AFSCME fights new Iowa law in court
AFSCME Local President Danny Homan said the union would pursue every legal avenue to challenge the constitutionality of House File 291. The group and four AFSCME bargaining members filed a Polk County District Court suit after lawmakers approved the rewritten public-sector bargaining rules and Gov Branstad signed the measure Friday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Afscme
Danny Homan
Polk County
Terry Branstad
Homan
Branstad defends lobbyist at bill signing
Branstad defends the presence of a lobbyist at a formal bill signing event. The article notes political context and potential influence concerns surrounding the ceremony.
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Branstad
Iowa to cut 8 million from UI budget affects aid and residency
The University of Iowa faces an $8 million budget cut before July 1 as part of an $18 million state take-back in appropriations and a $117.8 million statewide deappointment. The changes may limit financial aid and raise hurdles to residency, impacting student costs. President Harreld says staff are finalizing the implementation.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Bruce Harreld
State Board of Regents
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