Highlights in this edition:

• Board of Regents Unveil Funding Request for Fiscal Year 2026
  • The Board is requesting $1 million to create a Center for Civic Education at UNI in response to the directive from the Board for the universities to develop a program covering free speech and civic education
• Iowa Department of Education Releases New Spring Student Assessment Results
  • State-level results show student achievement reaching or exceeding pre-pandemic levels across most grade levels in both English language arts and mathematics
• Iowa Launches Website to Find Child Care
  • Over the last two years, the legislature approved $26 million for Iowa’s Child Care Assistance Program and childcare centers and homes
• Iowa’s New Public Safety Officer Tax Credit
  • The Public Safety Officer Moving Expense Tax Credit is for officers who establish residency in Iowa after July 1, 2024, and take full-time employment as a public safety officer in Iowa
• How Far Out of Touch Has the Democrat Party’s Base Become?
  • 28 percent of Democrats believe America would be better off if Trump had been killed and it was only two years ago that 45 percent of Democrats believed that the COVID-19 unvaccinated should be rounded up and placed into detention facilities

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