House speaker says student voices left out in shift online
Gov. Kim Reynolds awaits the start of a Board of Regents meeting Tuesday, during which regents unanimously approved a new public-private partnership for the operation of the University of Iowa’s $1 billion utility system. Reynolds suggested the deal landing UI a $1.165 billion upfront payment could serve as a road map for similar ventures in the future. Reynolds sits next to Board of Regents President Mike Richards (left) and regents David Barker (immediate right) and Milt Dakovich on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, in Urbandale. (Vanessa Miller/The Gazette)
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Iowa lawmakers for years have refused to fund the Board of Regents’ full appropriations requests at times delivering debilitating cuts instead even as the public universities raise tuition and slash programs that administrators say can be saved only with more legislative support or even more rate increases.
As the state s official student financial aid agency for more than 50 years, Iowa College Aid is limited in the type of external funding and support it can pursue toward its mission to make college possible for all Iowans.
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Outgoing Rep. Loebsack reflects on political climate, shares hopes for successor
Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa City, represented Iowa s 2nd district in Congress for 14 years. Share Updated: 6:22 PM CST Dec 31, 2020
Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa City, represented Iowa s 2nd district in Congress for 14 years. Share Updated: 6:22 PM CST Dec 31, 2020
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Show Transcript LOEBSACK TODAY. CHRIS: I ASKED HIM ABOUT THE STATE OF OUR POLITICS, THE PARTY, AND VOTERS IN 2020, AND THE CONTENTIOUS BATTLE TO REPLACE HIM IN WASHINGTON STILL BEING WAGED. FORMER PROFESSOR DAVE LOEBSACK WAS FIRST ELECTED IN THE DEMOCRATIC WAVE OF 2006. HE SURVIVED SEVEN TERMS IN A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE DISTRICT THAT INCLUDES DEEP-BLUE IOWA CITY, AND CONSERVATIVE BASTIONS LIKE OSKALOOSA AND PELLA. HE SAYS THE MOVE TO HYPER PARTISAN POLITICS WAS WELL UNDERWAY 14 YEARS AGO. FOR PUTTING THINGS IN OVERDRIVE. WITH HIS STYLE, HIS DEMEANOR , I AM TRYING TO BE DIPLOMATIC HERE, IT’S
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The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a blow to Iowa’s revenues this year, but top Republicans are still hopeful they can cut Iowa taxes in the new year.
Lawmakers received their first inkling of what the state budget could look like on Friday when a state panel predicted revenues would grow modestly in the upcoming fiscal year. The panel reviewed data showing the COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant financial damage to businesses, families and state revenues. We . actually are going to probably be one of the few states that we’ll be able to talk about tax reform again, Joel Anderson, an economic policy adviser to Gov. Kim Reynolds, told a group of Iowa business leaders last week.