Politics & Government
Danielson Sponsors Bill to Prohibit Political Activity by Board of Regents and More Cedar Falls Daily News Links
A quick roundup of local news, including a possible new way of funding the regents universities, a city council update, the Iowa Senate voting to increase school funding and a possible development for an empty Cedar Falls corner.
Iowa Sen. Jeff Danielson (D-Cedar Falls) has sponsored a bill to restrict political activity by members of the Iowa Board of Regents, among other things Danielson said are meant to increase transparency. (Quad City Times)
More Regents news: The Board of Regents is exploring a new funding system that would doll out state dollars to the three public universities based in part on attendance by Iowa students. That could be a huge boon for the University of Northern Iowa, which brings in less tuition money than the University of Iowa and Iowa State University. Those two schools have much higher rates of out-of-state students. (The Des Moines Register)
The Cedar Falls City Council approved a sewer project and a Leversee and Lone Tree roads construction project at its Monday meeting. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
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An empty corner at Tremont and First Street in Cedar Falls could soon be developed. Developer Jim Benda of Bendable Equities LLC would like to build there - the building would house two storefronts on the street level and three apartments on the second floor. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
The Iowa Senate approved a 4 percent spending increase for state schools in the 2014-2015 academic year. (The Des Moines Register)
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