Iowa State, University of Iowa bear brunt of cuts - Vanessa Miller Cedar Rapids Gazette

State lawmakers plan to take back $11 million they already authorized the Board of Regents to spend this fiscal year — less than debated earlier, but still the largest dollar slice of any state agency. Instead of a $565.3 million general fund appropriation for the board, which oversees Iowa’s three public universities and two special schools, the regents’ 2018 appropriations will slip midyear to about $554 million for the budget year ending June 30. The Iowa House cut an overall $25 million from the budget, and adjusted another $10 million, to cope with another year of slower-than-anticipated tax receipts. The Iowa Senate could approve the cuts Wednesday. http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa-state-university-of-iowa-bear-brunt-of-cuts/article_21e66eab-c292-5dec-80d1-534fb88e5ae2.html