Tuition share at Iowa regent universities tops half funding
Education officials report tuition now funds more than half of academic costs at Iowa's regent universities for the first time, with 49 percent last year across public higher education and 37 percent nationally. Regent president David Miles calls for renewed state funding after the economic crisis.
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Back Page Highlights Include Puzzles and Snapshots
The Back Page offers a week of features from Monday to Saturday with puzzles, Snapshots a photo essay Today in History and On Your Mind a Gazette Online comments collection. It appears on the back page of the newspaper.
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Suspect Sought In Times Square Car Bomb Plot
Investigators say a man of Pakistani descent who recently traveled to Pakistan bought the SUV used in the failed Times Square bombing with cash from a Connecticut man. Authorities identified the vehicle buyer as part of the probe and say the case remains active and sensitive.
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Iowa economy improves as March index rises sharply
The March Iowa index climbs to 8.2 from 7.2 in February marking the strongest single gain in 11 years. Net state tax collections rise 7.7 percent in April while year to date receipts lag 4.6 percent from fiscal 2009. Analyst caution notes year over year comparisons and potential upside versus prior projections. Des Moines Bureau
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