ISU restructure sparks union critic amid layoffs
AFSCME Council 61 says Iowa State Universitys 23 job cuts and a reorganization degrade staff. Eleven P S workers face nonwork status under a workforce policy while 12 merit employees remain on campus but housed in a single room eight hours daily. Leaders clash over privatization versus restructuring as laid off employees seek new roles or legal recourse.
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American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
Iowa Council
Danny Homan
Afscme Council 61
Iowa
Kurtenbach
Republican Party of
Homan
ISU
McCarroll
Merit
TSU
Afscme
Iowa State
Board of Regents
Gitmo
University
Cedar Rapids teen gunfire injures home as suspect faces murder counts
A Cedar Rapids shooting left a residence struck as three counts of attempted murder and three counts of first degree robbery are filed against Robertson. Police seek motive amid gang-linked teen violence concerns in the area.
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Robertson
Scott Gaarde
Asia Cheeks
Esther Court
Cheeks
Rodney Watson
Esther Street
Watson
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Robert Humbles
Aaron Richardson
Senquez Jackson
Dennis Warren
Brandon Johnson
Kenyauta Vesey-Keith
Wayne Jerman
Iowa City
Hermiston
Thegazette
Solon builds 8.5 million Center for the Arts key for district
The Solon Community School District advances construction of the Center for the Arts a 38 735 square foot space with 800 seats and new facilities for the band art shop and theater connected to Solon High School About 60 workers toil daily as the space will serve 1300 K 12 students and host public events The project funded by a 25 5 million bond approved in 2014 aims to balance arts academics and athletics across the district
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Center For the Arts
Mike Kasparek
Solon Community
Kasparek
Fifth St
Solon
Foreman
Solon High
Spartan
Minnesotan governor links Castile death to racism
Governor Mark Dayton said race likely influenced the fatal Falcon Heights traffic stop of Philando Castile, 32, a school cafeteria manager. He urged a federal probe while noting similar concerns after Alton Sterling’s death in Baton Rouge.
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St. Paul
Baton Rouge
Minnesota
Mark Dayton
Philando Castile
Dayton
White House
Falcon Heights
Castile
Louisiana
Diamond
Reynolds
U.S. Justice Department
Alton Sterling
Jon Bel Edwards
Living Faith Cathedral
Sterling
ISU hires top IT leader without open search
Iowa State University promoted former Republican lawmaker Jim Kurtenbach to vice president and chief information officer without a public search. The Board of Regents approved the $252,794 annual post, citing a waiver allowed by president Steven Leath. Critics call it cronyism amid previous unadvertised hires and IT restructuring that cut 23 positions.
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Michael Lowe
Lowe
Iowa State
ISA
Board of Regents
Iowa State University
Jim Kurtenbach
Kurtenbach
ISU
Informa
Tion Technology Services
John McCarroll
ISU University Relations
Steven Leath
McCarroll
Zette
Kraig Paulsen
Danny Homan
Homan
Paulsen
Regents
Bruce Rastetter
Iowa Public Radio
Rastetter
Leath
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