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Iowa House lawmakers consider proposal to create "bottom up" model to spend state opioid settlement funds

21 hours ago | dailyiowan.com | Liam halawith

Iowa House lawmakers advanced a proposal to spend the state's millions in opioid settlement funds which would require local mental health regions to submit their proposals on how to spend the funds to a new state board. The bill, House Study Bill 331, is Iowa House lawmakers' solution to a yearslong stalemate on how to spend the state's opioid funds. Currently, there is $56 million sitting unspent in the state fund, and the state is expected to receive $325 million through 2039.
Iowa House approves bill requires 80 percent of UI College of medicine, dentistry students be Iowa residents

1 day ago | dailyiowan.com | Liam halawith

Iowa House lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that would require 80 percent of students at the University of Iowa College of Medicine and College of Dentistry be Iowa residents or to have attended undergrad in the state. The bill, House File 516, was approved mostly on party lines and now heads to the governor for her signature before becoming law.
As Trump's DOGE shakes up the federal government, Iowa's deep ties are laid bare

1 day ago | dailyiowan.com | Liam halawith

As President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency works to slash nearly $1 trillion in federal spending, Iowa Republicans have deep connections to those efforts. One of Trump's first actions during his second term in office was establishing DOGE - Iowa Republicans have long championed the effort.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds orders flags at half-staff following Pope Francis' passing

2 days ago | dailyiowan.com | Liam halawith

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered flags to half-staff following the death of Pope Francis, who died early Monday morning. The order mimics a similar nationwide order by President Donald Trump. Francis, 88, died after more than a decade of work to reform the Catholic Church, which has more than 1 billion members, including nearly half a million Iowans. He died in Rome at 7:30 a.m. Monday following a stroke, just weeks after he was released from the hospital after a severe case of pneumonia.
Iowa Senate gives final approval for bill allowing regent universities to sue accreditors

6 days ago | dailyiowan.com | Liam halawith

The Iowa Senate gave the final approval for a bill allowing Iowa's regent universities to sue their accredditors if they lose accreditation for following state law on Thursday. The bill, House File 295, would allow the universities to bring suit themselves or ask the Iowa Attorney General to bring suit against the accrediting body. Many accrediting bodies require certain DEI programs within universities to receive their accreditation.
Iowa Senate sends bill creating Center for Intellectual Freedom at UI to governor's desk

1 week ago | dailyiowan.com | Liam halawith

Iowa Senate lawmakers sent a bill that would create a Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa to the governor's desk on Tuesday. The bill, House File 437, would create a new center that would teach classes and do research on the "historical ideas, tradition, and texts that have shaped the American constitutional order and society."The bill would also require the center to offer university-wide programming on free speech and civil discourse.
Hawks Nest Tailgate promotes engagement across Iowa sporting events

1 week ago | dailyiowan.com | Jake Olson

On April 12, with an hour remaining before game two between the Iowa and Nebraska baseball teams, fans and students gathered around the walkways of Duane Banks Field in Iowa City, anxiously waiting. The Hawks Nest Tailgate, in preparation for the afternoon's contest, was about to start. Outside of free items and opportunities to engage in the game day experience, it was a chance to meet Iowa baseball head coach Rick Heller and newly appointed men's basketball head coach Ben McCollum.
Wes Obermueller brings past experiences to Iowa baseball team

1 week ago | dailyiowan.com | Jake Olson

Once a former Iowa baseball player who dazzled fans with both his pitching and hitting abilities in the 1990s, Wes Obermueller brings a life of baseball journeys back to his former program. Obermueller finished his Hawkeye career in 1999 and was immediately drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the second round of the MLB Draft. He made his major league debut in September of 2002 and spent the next five years pitching for the Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, and Florida Marlins.
Trump administration's pause of refugee resettlement upends lives, impacts Iowa

1 week ago | dailyiowan.com | Roxy Ekberg

Benedicte Chubaka's family members were slated to fly to the U.S. from Uganda through a refugee resettlement program. After undergoing a week of medical checkups, a final step before reuniting with Chubaka, their flight was canceled, and they received the news that they would not be granted refugee status after President Donald Trump's administration put a pause on all resettlement programs.
Four more UI students' visas revoked

1 week ago | dailyiowan.com | Roxy Ekberg

Federal officials have revoked the visas of five international students at the University of Iowa, according to the Campaign to Organize Graduate Students . Russell Ganim, associate provost and dean of international programs, made the announcement in a webinar Monday, according to the union. The move follows the Trump administration revoking the visa of a UI international graduate student at the beginning of the month , according to an email sent to international students on April 10.