Outdated oil tank cars derail in North Dakota blaze
A derailed crude oil train near Heimdal North Dakota caught fire prompting evacuations five days after federal safety rules targeted tank car safety. The CPC-1232 cars involved are being phased out amid earlier Midwest derailments and a March Galena New Jersey incident.
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Legislature near end of school funding impasse
Iowa lawmakers report a possible compromise of a 1.25 percent K-12 funding increase plus a one-time $55 million appropriation, totaling about $105 million for districts, matching a Democrat proposal. Speaker Kraig Paulsen and Senate Leader Mike Gronstal caution no formal agreement exists yet as discussions continue.
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Universities urge support for performance based funding model
Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa urge Iowans to contact lawmakers in support of a proposed performance based funding plan. The model would allocate about 60 percent of state support to resident enrollment, 5 percent to graduate and professional enrollment, and at least 30 percent to performance metrics, shifting roughly 13 million from the University of Iowa to ISU and UNI in the next budget year.
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