Senators pass bill to end state-mandated higher education support programs Brooklyn Draisey Iowa Capital Dispatch Apr 18, 2026 12 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Legislation to eliminate certain higher education support programs will head to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk after passage through the Iowa Senate.kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]=68:D]:@H2]8@G^=68:D=2E:@?^q:==q@@<n32lwuadbhU2>Aj82lh`Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmw@FD6 u:=6 adbhk^2m H@F=5 C6A62= 46CE2:? 9:896C 65F42E:@? A@=:4:6D 2?5 AC@8C2>D :? x@H2 4@56[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 r@==686 q@F?5 AC@8C2>[ |:?@C:EJ 2?5 (@>6? t5F42E@CD t?92?46>6?E !C@8C2> 2?5 @E96CD]k^AmkAm$E2E6 $6?] z6CCJ vCF6?9286?[ #\(2=4@EE[ D2:5 AC@8C2>D :? 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