Iowa lawmakers clash over budget cuts and tax coupling
Statehouse Republicans push to close a 100 million coupling of state and federal tax issues for 2016 and reduce 117 million in overspending while Gov. Branstad outlines 110 million in cuts. Democrats cry anti-worker moves and fear harm to higher education and courts amid budget negotiations.
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Rindianola
Hogg
Iowa
Rod.boshart
Thegazette
Higher Education Board slows public vote on meeting schedule
The Board of Regents will not vote publicly to amend the 2017 meeting calendar. President Bruce Rastetter had said a public vote would occur in January, but an upcoming agenda shows no such item. Officials cited Roberts Rules and policy restricting changes to previously approved actions.
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Lehman
Iowa Tenure Proposal Provokes Broad Criticism Across Academia
Faculty members and education advocates condemned Zaun's bill that would bar tenure at Iowa Board of Regents institutions and community colleges. AAUP officials warned against an attack on public higher education while Regents leaders defended tenure as essential for academic freedom and recruiting top faculty.
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D-Ames
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Regents
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Frank Durham
Grant Wood inspired park quarter set for Feb launch in Iowa
Park Service plans a 10 am February 7 unveiling at Alla makee Community School District High School in Waukon for a new Effigy Mounds National Monument quarter inspired by Grant Wood. Designer Masters, a Wisconsin alum born in Iowa, drew from Young Corn style to echo Iowa rural values.
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