Branstad Sees Tough Budget Cycle With $7 Billion Plan
Gov. Terry Branstad opened a challenging fiscal 2016 budget cycle with hearings on a $7.05 billion general fund request. The Legislature projects a $520.4 million surplus but anticipates nearly $500 million in increases, potentially lifting appropriations to $7.4 billion, with multiyear commitments for tax relief, education, and Medicaid driving costs.
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Official Prison Opening Hope Despite Delays in Iowa
Iowa corrections chief John Baldwin told governor officials the newly built Iowa State Penitentiary could open next year though no fixed date exists. Architectural flaws added at least 5 million in costs as state awaits certification to operate and plans to move dangerous inmates from Fort Madison. The $182 million facility faces ongoing work while the old prison remains in use.
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UI students craft jewelry in metal arts class
University of Iowa students including Madeline Savoie of Chicago work on hair clips in an Introduction to Jewelry and Metal Arts course. The UI School of Art and Art History teaches basic metalworking techniques as students apply flux and shape metal components.
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Hy-Vee donates $500000 to UI Children’s Hospital campaign
Hy-Vee contributed five hundred thousand dollars to the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital building drive, part of a larger campaign to raise fifty million in private gifts and over fifty million for research and programs. The project, a 14 story pediatric hospital, began in 2012 and aims to open in 2016 with 480000 square feet and a dedicated facility for children. The Your Hy Vee is Helping Our Kids campaign will feature UI patient photos and stories in nineteen Hy-Vee stores in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids.
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