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IowaPolitics.com: Governor: Scrap decades-old system of school funding, focus instead on better results
Gov. Terry Branstad on Friday called for scrapping Iowa’s decades-old system of allocating money to schools on a per-pupil basis and replacing it with a system that focuses on improved results. “I think we should get away from ‘allowable growth’ and instead make our decisions based on providing mo... <more>
Gov. Terry Branstad on Friday called for scrapping Iowa’s decades-old system of allocating money to schools on a per-pupil basis and replacing it with a system that focuses on improved results. “I think we should get away from ‘allowable growth’ and instead make our decisions based on providing mo... <more>
IowaPolitics.com: Bill calls for university presidents to feel the pain of tuition hikes
If students enrolled at Iowa’s state universities have to pay higher tuition, university presidents should share the pain, some House Republicans said. “This is about making accountable a person that is receiving a half-a-million dollars in tax dollars to run an institution,” said state Rep. a hre... <more>
If students enrolled at Iowa’s state universities have to pay higher tuition, university presidents should share the pain, some House Republicans said. “This is about making accountable a person that is receiving a half-a-million dollars in tax dollars to run an institution,” said state Rep. a hre... <more>
IowaPolitics.com: Des Moines resident: Red-light cameras better than paying higher taxes
Lisa Russell doesn’t like the cameras in some Iowa cities that lead to traffic tickets of up to $200 for speeding or running red lights, but she also knows the cameras are bringing in money. “It does feel like a way for us to generate revenue, but there’s got to be another way... <more>
Lisa Russell doesn’t like the cameras in some Iowa cities that lead to traffic tickets of up to $200 for speeding or running red lights, but she also knows the cameras are bringing in money. “It does feel like a way for us to generate revenue, but there’s got to be another way... <more>
IowaPolitics.com: Casino interests give $73,150 to lawmakers’ campaigns
State lawmakers received at least $73,150 in campaign contributions from casino interests last year, according to an IowaPolitics.com analysis of reports filed with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board. Yet Kirk Uhler, vice president for government relations for U.S. Digital Gaming, a Cal... <more>
State lawmakers received at least $73,150 in campaign contributions from casino interests last year, according to an IowaPolitics.com analysis of reports filed with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board. Yet Kirk Uhler, vice president for government relations for U.S. Digital Gaming, a Cal... <more>
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