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Robin Opsahl covers highlights from ten spending bills that allocate about $8.9 billion for the fiscal year beginning July 1.

In their final days of the 2024 legislative session, Iowa lawmakers approved $8.9 billion in state spending for the upcoming year, financing the state government and public services. Most of those decisions now await a thumbs up or down from the governor. Appropriations bills included funding for topics discussed often this session, like increasing pay […] The post Here’s what lawmakers approved in Iowa’s $8.9 billion budget and what they cut appeared first on Iowa Capital D...

In their final days of the 2024 legislative session, Iowa lawmakers approved $8.9 billion in state spending for the upcoming year, financing the state government and public services. Most of

In their final days of the 2024 legislative session, Iowa lawmakers approved $8.9 billion in state spending for the upcoming year, financing the state government and public services. Most of

Here are some of the highlights from this year’s state spending.

DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced the awarding of more than $1.25 million in state grants to fund the creation and development of new work-based learning programs for

DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced the awarding of more than $1.25 million in state grants to fund the creation and development of new work-based learning programs for

DES MOINES — Steve Ovel of Cedar Rapids, a fixture at the Iowa Legislature for many years as a lobbyist for Kirkwood Community College, has been honored by the House for his work on education and workforce issues. Ovel, who was executive director of governmental relations at Kirkwood for 30 years and later was the legislative liaison and consultant for the Iowa Association of Community College Trustees until retiring from that position in 2018, was recognized with a resolution for “the nume...