Guts and reductions hit education budget hard
Iowa university leaders express deep concern over cuts totaling 15.5 million for regent institutions while community colleges face 3.5 million in reduced state spending. Governor Vilsack cites downward revenue revisions and aims to preserve services with potential salary considerations discussed by GOP leaders.
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Randy Bauer
Vilsack
Across
Regent
Christopher Rants
Sioux City
State Revenue Estimating Conference
REC
Dennis Prouty
GOP
Bill Dix
Rshell Rock
House
Appropriations Committee
Corn yield to set U.S. record as harvest tops 10 billion bushels
The USDA projects a national corn harvest of 10.2 billion bushels with an average yield of 142.2 bushels per acre, both records. Illinois and Iowa lead soybean production with Illinois at 383 million and Iowa at 359 million bushels, while Iowa remains the top corn producer at 1.872 billion bushels.
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Jerry Gidel
Midland Research Inc
Chicago Board of Trade
USDA
Illinois
Iowa
Cubs Fever Grips Central Iowa Fans At Wrigley Visit
Thousands of Cubs fans from Iowa and beyond fill bars and streets around Wrigley Field hoping to witness history. Quotes from Jeff and Kate Kinne and others emphasize the shared hometown pride and Dusty Baker era optimism as the team vies for the World Series.
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Jeff Kinne
Linn-Mart
Iowa State
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Kinnes
Chicago
Kate Kinne
University of Iowa
Messner’s
Southport Avenue
Addison Street
Dusty
We Trusty
Dusty Baker
Jenn Peterson
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