Iowa leaders react to Trump education order in DC visit
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds joined the Trump signing in Washington praising education freedom and state control. Critics led by Joshua Brown warn federal program cuts will harm rural and low income students, while state officials claim flexibility and less bureaucracy for Iowa districts. Democrats call the move risky for public schools and special education.
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Marion City reopens bid for airport runway sale options
Marion City plans to re issue a request for proposals after a late bid response arrived March 6, with LuxAir owner Jeff Witter expressing support for keeping the Marion Airport operational. The city previously purchased a runway and base operations building in 2015 for 1.67 million and spent 1.8 million on runway extension in 2020. The rest of the property is owned by LuxAir, formed in 2015. The bid reopen aims to consider all options and potentially attract new offers.
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Colleges cut ties with nonprofit tied to Trump probe
The PhD Project once helped diversify business education but amid a Trump aligned push to root out DEI programs, 45 universities including Arizona State Ohio State Berkeley Yale Cornell Duke and MIT faced OCR probes for race based affiliations. UK cut ties while Wyoming plans to end membership as colleges reassess partnerships.
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Extradition of Sarah Root's alleged killer from Honduras
Senator Joni Ernst announced Eswin Mejia, accused of the 2016 drunken driving death of 21 year old Sarah Root, was flown to the United States and held in Douglas County Jail Nebraska. Mejia fled Honduras after arrest in February and had skipped court hearings. Ernst linked the case to Sarah's Law and the Laken Riley Act to push ICE detention for undocumented offenders.
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