Regents seek legislative funding for five health programs
Iowa City officials report the State Board of Regents will ask the Legislature to fund five Iowa Specialized Child Health Services programs with 791000 dollars from federal block grants set to expire June 30. The programs include Regional Child Health Clinics and a Muscular Dystrophy plan. The board also seeks authority for a 20 million dollar hospital revenue bond to finance a 24 million dollar Colloton Pavilion expansion adding 140 beds.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
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Iowa
John Colloton
University of Iowa
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Regents reject coal appeal may lead to court challenge
Iowa City The Iowa Coal Producers Association may sue after the State Board of Regents rejected a bid protest over the University of Iowa buying Indiana coal from ConAgra Commodities for 4.6 million dollars. The association argues stockpiling costs and Indiana coal conditions raise costs and legal questions under Iowa Purchasing Law. The board undecided on next steps, with potential district court action likely.
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Iowa City
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University of Iowa
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the Gazette
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Oskaloosa
Association
Midh Coal Co
State Board of Regents
U of I
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ConAgra Commodoties
Minneapolis
Iowa Sales Corp
Centerville
Regents
Ames
Iowa Attorney General
Citizens’ Aide Ombudsman
Iowa
Mark Schantz
Blomgren
Des Moines
Regents approve 6.5 percent tuition hike for three state universities
Regents vote to raise undergraduate resident tuition 6.5 percent starting 1983-84 at Iowa, Iowa State, and Northern Iowa. Iowa and Iowa State rally students protested the hikes while officials pledged to pair any tuition rise with increased financial aid. From 1960 to present, Iowa University tuition rose sharply.
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State Board of Regents
Regents
Council Bluffs
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
Iowa
Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa State
Hallie Still
ISU
Peter Wenstrand
Essex
Still
S.J. Brownlee
Emmetsburg
U of I
Innocent verdict in first inmate trial at Fort Madison
A Lee County jury found Iowa State Penitentiary inmate Elbert Wilson not guilty of first degree murder in the stabbing death of Gary Tyson. Wilson, jailed for robbery forgery and conspiracy to kidnap, was the first of 14 inmates tried over Tyson’s death after the Sept. 2, 1981 prison riot.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
UPI
Lee County
Iowa State
Elbert Wilson
Gary Tyson
Wilson
Waterloo
Tyson
Low interest bid for ISU bond aids campus projects
The State Board of Regents opened bids for a $15 million academic revenue bond issue for Iowa State University. John Naveen Inc. of Chicago offered 8.8236 percent, the lowest of four bids, funding a $14.1 million Mechanical Engineering Building and $815,000 for fire safety upgrades with net interest costs of about $14.4 million over 20 years.
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Iowa City
State Board of Regents
Iowa State University
John Naveen Inc
Chicago
Regents
Carleton Belt Co
University of Iowa
Richard Pavia
Speer Financial of Chicago
ISA
State to bill Iowans for food stamp overpayments
DES MOINES AP The Department of Social Services expects to collect 1 million this year from Iowans who received overpayments for food stamps Medicaid or Aid to Dependent Children Assistant inspector general Sherry Hopkins said 2 500 Iowans will be billed next month most payments will average about 30 a month The overpayments are due because these people received money they were not entitled to in the first place The total debts range from about 35 to thousands of dollars.
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Des Moines
Department of Social Services
Sherry Hopkins
DSS
Hopkins
Prison official backs out of job
A Missouri prison official who had been selected for a position in Fort Madison, Iowa, withdrew from the appointment, according to brief UPI notes. The decision comes amid surrounding staffing changes and inter-state corrections coordination.
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Fort Madison, Iowa
UPI
Missouri
Des Moines Girl Dies After Truck Collision
A Des Moines two year old girl Melinda Tomlinson was killed when struck by a truck in a mobile home park. Driver Glenn Bailey said he backed out of a driveway and did not see the child cross the street.
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Des Moines
Melinda Tomlinson
Glenn Bailey
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