UNI tuition hikes opposed amid enrollment decline and reform proposals
Guest columnist Glenn Gray argues UNI should not raise tuition given a 20 percent drop in enrollment since 2017 to about 9,000 students by fall 2021. He urges actions including lower tuition, campus footprint reductions, outsourcing services, and possible Division II athletics.
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the Gazette
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Midwest
Western Interstate Commission For Higher Education
UNT
Community Letters and Political Rhetoric in Iowa
A letter urges voting in 2022 to oppose Republican lawmakers and Governor Reynolds while criticizing a Texas border trooper deployment tied to immigration policy. The writer links Senate action, democracy, and a satirical jab at political ads as part of a broader commentary on current Iowa politics.
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United States Senate
Kim Reynolds
Muriel Steadman
Marion
Iowa
Texas
Iowa teachers urged to teach truth despite new law
Bruce Lear argues House File 802 aimed at policing teaching on race and gender hurts students. He warns lawmakers overreach blocks honest history and urges educators to ignore the measure and continue presenting full context of American and Iowa history. Lear notes the law’s vagueness and potential chilling effect on schools.
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Midwest
Grant
Lincoln
Twain
Iowa
Kim Reynolds
U.S
United States
America
Expanding Medigap to Help ESRD Patients Across States
LaVarne Burton argues for the Jack Reynolds Memory Medigap Expansion Act to require Medigap coverage for all Medicare beneficiaries with end stage renal disease. The column notes Iowa limits under 65 access, risking bankruptcy and treatment gaps for dialysis patients and immunocompromised individuals. Reynolds lobbied in D C and with Rep. Axne, leading to a 2020 bill proposal.
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Iowa
Jack
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Jack” Reynolds
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Jack Reynolds
Washington, D.C
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Reynolds
U.S
Cindy Axne
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