Highlights in this edition:
- Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund in Serious Jeopardy after Passage of Nebraska Casino Referendum
- Nebraska casinos could mean an annual loss of up to $37 million in gaming revenue to the RIIF
- New Rural Community Funds Available
- $400,000 has been allocated to two funds for current fiscal year (FY 2021) through FY 2022
- House Republicans Set SSA at 2.5%
- Per Pupil spending goes up $186 from $7,048 to $7,234
- Small Towns are the Focus of House GOP Effort to Recruit More Medical Professionals
- The primary role for a state university funded with hundreds of millions in taxpayer money should be training medical professionals to stay in Iowa after graduation
- Iowa Ranks Second in the Nation for Unemployment Recovery
- Iowa is consistently at the top of the rankings compared to the entire U.S.
