Regents approve new funding model for Iowa universities
The Iowa Board of Regents votes 8-1 to tie 60 percent of state higher education funding to resident enrollment over three years starting in 2016. ISU gains top funding, UI faces a potential $47.8 million loss, while UNI expects relief amid growth and efforts to boost in-state enrollment.
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Board of Regents
Iowa
University of Iowa
Regents
Robert Downer
Iowa City
Iowa State University
Sally Mason
Hawkeyes
Mason
ISU
Steven Leath
Ames
Regent
UNI
William Ruud
Signifi
David Miles
Miles
Downer
Subhash Sahai
Sahai
1st District race centers on middle class issues in Iowa
Republican Rod Blum frames the race as a fight for working families in Iowa 1st District spanning 20 counties including Cedar Rapids and Dubuque. Democrat Pat Murphy cites economic populism and a record on raising the minimum wage to 7.25 and proposals to 10.10, arguing rural and urban voters share concerns about wages and costs.
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Iowa
U.S. House
Rod Blum
Marshalltown
Mississippi River
Minnesota
Cedar Falls-Waterloo
Dubuque
Pat Murphy
Progressive Change
Murphy
Iowa House
House
Lily Ledbetter
Blum
Gazette contact and subscription details
The Gazette publishes daily from Cedar Rapids Iowa with subscription rates 7 per week or 364 per year for in state and 468 per year for out of state delivery. Postmaster and subscription service contact numbers are listed for changes.
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Iowa's first green bicycle lane painted in downtown Cedar Rapids
A 50 square foot patch of bicycle-lane green was applied on Third Avenue SE at Third Street SE to test color signaling for drivers and cyclists. Officials cite safety benefits and plan to extend the green lanes later this summer with 50 feet of green paint plus center lane markings.
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Cedar Rapids
Third Street
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
Ron Griffin
Third Street SE
Griffin
Brandon Whyte
The
Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization
Seattle
Austin
Texas
Chicago
Federal Highway Administration
Whyte
Third Avenue
Marko Vojcanin
Ennis Flint
Thomasville
N.C
Vojcanin
Waterloo
Metro
Marion
Stephen Mally
the Gazette
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