Tuition Drives University Budgets After State Aid Rise
The piece notes a shift from state funding to tuition for three Iowa universities, with 1981 showing 77 percent from state appropriations and 21 percent from tuition, now flipped to 65 percent tuition and 29 percent state aid. It details a $12.3 million state increase across UI, ISU, and UNI, plus projected tuition lifts and enrollment gains, including residence system expansions and UI Health Care’s growing budget and two new hospital campuses opening in 2025.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
Regent
ISU
UNI
UI Health Care
UIHC
Mercy
Iowa City
North Liberty
Dani Duffey
Cedar Falls
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Truesdell Motive Still Not Clear In Linn County Killings
Truesdell faced questions over motives after four people were found with blunt force injuries at an outbuilding near Marion on June 5. Brent Brown died June 7, leaving relatives unknown and details scarce. A complaint cites a suspected bludgeoning with a metal pipe and video images of Truesdell in the area.
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Amanda Sue Parker
Vinton
Romandus “Roe” Lamar Cooper
Cedar Rapids
Brent Anthony Brown
Keonna Victoria Ryan
East
Otter Rd
Marion
Lon Brown
Brent Brown
Linn County Sheriff's
Truesdell
Linn County
Nick Maybanks
Amber Sangalli
Parker
the Gazette
Cooper
Sangalli
Cedar Rapids casino delays split by state panel decision
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission weighs a Linn County casino license with Peninsula Pacific Entertainment and Linn County Gaming Association seeking a Cedar Rapids project. City leaders push for a fast moratorium while Cedar Rapids Development Group backs exclusive local support and property earmarks for Cedar Crossing Casino.
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State Gaming Commission
Cedar Rapids
Kaufmann
Capital Dispatch
Gazette
Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission
Linn County
Iowa
Linn County Gaming Association
Peninsula Pacific Entertainment
F and I Avenues
First and
Fifth Streets NW
Cedar Crossing
Cooper’s Mill
Kim Pang
Jeff Pomeranz
Pomeranz
Commission
Tiffany O’donnell
Dan Kehl
Elite Casino Resorts
Riverside
Davenport
Kehl
Elite Pac
PAC
Cedar Rapids Pac
Kim Reynolds
Reynolds
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Vanessa. Miller
Thegazette
Trish.mehaffey
Sen
Jason Schultz
Schleswig
House
Department of Revenue
Senate
R Schleswig
Senate State Government Committee
Erin Murphy
Marissa
Payne
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