Pandemic-era food programs end tight Iowa farmers face loss
Farmers and food programs cling to hope as the Trump administration ends pandemic era aid that had funded school meals and pantries. About 50,000 pounds of Buffalo Ridge Orchard apples were affected in Central City while Iowa was promised $11 million in continued support for three more years. Local growers anticipated expanding sales as schools reopen, but program terminations threaten revenue.
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IOWA CITY DOWNTOWN LOT PROPOSALS OUTLINE MIXED USE PLANS
The Iowa City Council will start deliberations next month on proposals for the 21 S. Linn St. site bought for 4.5 million in 2023 after a student housing project fell through. Salida Partners and Iceberg Development now joint a 12 story mass timber design with glass panels, while Grand Rail Development plans a six to eight story brick and steel building.
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Iowa bills target campuses could cost millions
Legislative proposals in Iowa seek to fund a University of Iowa School of Intellectual Freedom at about 1.5 million dollars annually plus startup costs, a tuition waiver for perfect ACT SAT and CLT scores at state universities potentially costing half a million by 2029, and an effort to boost Iowa resident enrollments in medical and dental programs that could cut out-of-state tuition by around 5.7 million dollars over four years. The nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency estimates these measures could financially impact colleges statewide while lawmakers call them beneficial.
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EPA to narrow protections for U S waterways
The Environmental Protection Agency will narrow the definition of waters protected under the Clean Water Act. The move could reduce coverage of wetlands rivers and streams, trimming the scope of protections enacted since 1972. The Biden administration previously broadened the act to curb livestock waste construction runoff and other pollutants.
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