Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Iowa lawmakers warn regents could face more cuts - Vanessa Miller, The Gazette

Leaders at Iowa’s public universities spent the summer devising five-year tuition plans that envision increasing rates as high as 7 percent a year if lawmakers don’t come through with enough state funding. But amid grim budget projections, some lawmakers say even status quo state funding is a long shot. In fact, some expect the Legislature to claw back some of the money it already committed this fiscal year to the public universities. http://globegazette.com/news/iowa/iowa-lawmakers-warn-regents-could-face-more-cuts/article_c13220ad-9193-53bc-ab79-983eac902c15.html