Naming Duke Slater Prominent Hawkeye Honor At Iowa Penn State Game
The 2020 class adds Duke Slater to Iowa recognition with a formal induction planned around the October 9 game versus Penn State. Slater, first Black NFL star and long linked to Slater dorm, will be honored as debates over naming kept resurfacing amid 2020 racial justice reckoning and related coaching staff controversies.
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Iowa Troopers Help Texas Border Ops Under Fire From Critics
Iowa State Patrol officers joined Texas law enforcement on a 12 day border operation in Del Rio. The effort yielded 240 arrests 51 vehicle pursuits and seizures including 948 pounds marijuana 37 pounds meth and cocaine 18 firearms and 1.7 million dollars in criminal assets. Critics call the deployment a political stunt while Latinx caucus leaders condemn fear based rhetoric against immigrants. Governor Reynolds defended the plan saying border security is a federal duty and taxpayers funded the effort.
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University tuition rises amid slow funding and lean administration
Regents approve 2022 budgets for Iowa’s three universities while tuition and fees rise for resident undergraduates. UI ISU and UNI set increases ranging from 0.5 to 4 percent with projected costs up to 25 534 dollars in total attendance. Barbara Wilson notes low admin costs but warns research funding may lag.
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Grassley cites unfair cash cattle market in beef supply concerns
Senator Grassley says the cash market for cattle has fallen from over 50 percent of trading in the early 2000s to about 20 percent now. He argues the market is not fair as packers reap profits while ranchers lose income, urging transparency and competition in a hearing with Rep. Randy Feenstra.
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