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Audit: Iowa ESA program costs twice as much for management company
The company overseeing Iowa's education savings account program is being paid more than the state originally agreed to after the contract was amended without adequate documentation, according to an annual audit of the Iowa Department of Education. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the education savings account law in 2023, allowing families to apply for about $7,800 per child in taxpayer-funded scholarships to pay private school expenses such as tuition and fees. ...
RAGBRAI riders feel unfazed by hilliest day of week as they enter central Iowa
GREENFIELD — Hills? No problem. Tuesday's jaunt on the third day of the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa took riders from Atlantic to Winterset over 82 miles and 4,519 feet of climb. The day was expected to be the hardest of RAGBRAI 51, but riders shrugged off concerns about the hills amid temperate weather early Tuesday morning. ...
'Bounce back': How a long-time RAGBRAI rider fulfilled his dream alongside his daughter
IOWA, Iowa — This year’s RAGBRAI is a dream come true for 87-year-old Jim Lundbeck and his daughter, Kelly Brooks. For the father-daughter pair, it’s been four years in the making. They were supposed to do the annual bike ride together in 2020, but RAGBRAI was cancelled...
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