Five of Iowa’s community colleges would be able to offer a limited number of four-year degrees if a bill that cleared the Iowa House last night becomes law. Representative Taylor Collins, a Republican from Mediapolis, said it’s a pilot project that would...
A bill that would freeze undergraduate tuition at Iowa’s three public universities for five years has won overwhelming approval in the Iowa House. The tuition rate set for this fall at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern...
An Iowa lawmaker says it’s time to explore whether some western Illinois counties might become part of the State of Iowa. Representative Taylor Collins was born in Macomb, Illinois, but his hometown is Mediapolis, in southeast Iowa. His Iowa House district...
A bill ready for debate in an Iowa House committee would direct the state universities to adopt a new tuition policy. Iowa residents who enter the University of Iowa, Iowa State University or the University of Northern Iowa would pay the same tuition rate for up to...
A bill that’s cleared an Iowa House subcommittee would have the board that governs the state universities study whether a springtime event at Iowa State University should be revived. The annual VEISHEA celebrations began in April of 1922 and featured parades and...
