Branstad urges restraint on in state tuition hike
Gov. Terry Branstad voiced misgivings about a 5.2 percent tuition increase proposed by the State Board of Regents for the University of Iowa Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa for 1999-2000 He urged limiting resident tuition while charging out of state students the full cost He cited economic pressures on Iowa families and agriculture and said a Cedar Falls vote will decide final rates. Branstad also supported keeping open the option of a privatized state prison to address overcrowding and control costs.
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State Board of Regents
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Lightfoot backs zero tolerance on welfare drug users in Iowa
GOP leaders with Jim Lightfoot press for end to welfare for drug sellers and manufacturers. They seek to bar those convicted of drug crimes from benefits and consider mandatory treatment for known users while expanding work partnerships and state funding for child care transport and training.
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Des Moines
Jim Ross Lightfoot
Iowa
Ron Corbett
Rcedar Rapids
Corbett
State Department of Human Services
Shenandoah
Tom Vilsack
Mount Pleasant
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