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Iowa Board of Regents approves fiscal year 2025 budgets
WEBJul 31, 2024 · The UI’s $823 million fiscal year 2025 budget is an almost $21 million increase from last year. The university received a $5.5 million increase in state allocations and a budgeted increase of $16.8 million in tuition revenue from approved increases as well as “indirect cost recoveries and interest income,” according to the budget document.
USDA and Heartland taking applications for $3.7 million food …
WEBAug 19, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Heartland Regional Food Business Center are accepting grant applications from small- to mid-sized farmers and food businesses in the central U.S.
After traffic-stop video goes viral, Newton police sue citizen for ...
WEBOct 2, 2023 · An Iowan whose online video of an allegedly unwarranted police traffic stop generated 2 million views is now being sued by the arresting officers for defamation and invasion of privacy.
Bill reinstating death penalty moves out of Senate Judiciary …
WEBFeb 21, 2023 · Lawmakers who support reinstating the death penalty argued with opponents Tuesday over whether capital punishment is more likely to save or cost innocent lives. Senate File 14 would reinstate capital punishment in Iowa in cases where a minor is kidnapped, raped and murdered. It moved out of the …
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs law lowering individual income tax rate …
WEBMay 1, 2024 · Gov. Kim Reynolds, joined by Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, left, Sen. Dan Dawson, right, and other lawmakers and lobbyists, signed into law on May 1, 2024, a bill that will reduce Iowa’s individual income tax rate in 2025.
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WEB4 days ago · More than 50 Iowa nursing homes have agreed to repay taxpayers $13.9 million. BY: Clark Kauffman - October 4, 2024. More than 50 privately owned Iowa nursing homes have agreed to reimburse taxpayers for $13.9 million in unpaid fees owed to the state. In August, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported …
Nursing home owner says fire-safety issue triggered evacuation
WEBAug 30, 2024 · The owners of the Aspire of Donnellson nursing home say fire-safety issues resulted in the evacuation of the facility earlier this week. State officials helped evacuate the building’s 16 residents in the midst of an inspection on Tuesday, although they have not specified the issue that triggered the move.. Krista Molnar Sikes of Beacon Health Management, the home’s Florida-based owner ...
State lifts prescription requirement for wheelchair repair through ...
WEBAug 13, 2024 · While the prescription and face-to-face visit requirements were lifted, wheelchair users on the state Medicaid program still need prior authorizations for equipment repairs — pre-approval from the managed care organization (MCO) or private insurer that is providing Medicaid coverage. This process can also take several weeks, Turek said ...
Death penalty debated for murder of police, prison employees
WEBJan 29, 2024 · State senators gave initial approval Monday to a bill that would bring back the death penalty in Iowa for first-degree murder cases where a person intentionally murders a police officer or prison employee. Senate Study Bill 3085 is one of two bills to be discussed this session to reinstate capital punishment in Iowa.