Regulators Reject Bid to Tighten Iowa Factory Farm Rules
Iowa environmental officials voted unanimously to deny changes proposed to the master matrix that governs construction permits for large scale confinement animal feeding operations. Petitions by Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Food & Water Watch urged stronger protections for land water and air, but EPC members said the plan was unfeasible and unattainable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod Bosharty
The
Gazette
Randy Dreher
Audubon
Iowa Environmental Protection Commission
Capitol
Des Moines
Iowa
State Environmental Protection Commission
Iowa Citizens For Community Improvement and
Food & Water Watch
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Regents seek 12 million for resident undergrad aid
The Iowa Board of Regents requests 12 million dollars in public funding to aid resident undergraduate students, aiming to cushion tuition after a 30 million base funding cut earlier. They will formalize the request Sept. 25 with no new general operations funding beyond the aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
State Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
ISU
Sharp
Regents
Uland Isu
UNI
Iowa lays out holistic plan under ESSA for schools
Iowa officials submitted a 231 page plan to the U S Department of Education detailing how the state will meet federal accountability standards under the Every Student Succeeds Act. Gov Kim Reynolds signed the plan which emphasizes local decision making and broader measures beyond annual math and reading tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
U.S. Department of Education
ESSA
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rod Boshart
Gazette Des Moines Bureau
EPC
Chad Ingels
Randalia
Higher Education
Vanessa Miller
the Gazette
Law
Molly Duffy
Wise
Abby
Hallagan Education Center
Mercy Medical Center
Sandeep Munjal
Faaos Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa
Orthopaedic
Wwwmercycare.org
MERCY