Iowa education funding likely to return in 2016
Iowa educators warn that the contentious school funding debate will reemerge in 2016 as lawmakers, under the same leadership, head back to the Capitol. The 2015-16 funding was delayed past the deadline, causing districts to issue pink slips and rely on a 1.25 percent increase plus a $55.7 million one time infusion.
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No Backup Plans If Court Scraps ACA Subsidies
Washington Post analysis warns that a Supreme Court ruling in King v Burwell could strip subsidies from over 6 million residents in 34 states that did not set up their own exchanges. The piece examines potential swift state contingency plans and notes Iowa’s mixed system would still deny subsidies.
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Wage theft dispute arises at Applebee's Coralville
Iowa Watch reports dishes worker Katie Wilson witnessed management discussing taking tips from coworkers in Coralville Applebee's. Wilson, 27, a University of Iowa graduate, says she confronted them and was told not to hear the conversation. The piece notes wage reform efforts in Iowa that stalled in the House after Senate passage.
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