Coral Ridge Mall Looking for an Even Bigger Tenant to Replace Sears?: Iowa City Daily News Links April 22

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Coral Ridge Mall is looking for a replacement for Sears that could be even bigger? (Press-Citizen)

Adam Sullivan of the Iowa City Press-Citizen writes that no matter what the Iowa Statehouse determines for funding growth, the Iowa City School District will have an advantage compared to other districts due to its increasing enrollment.

Tara Bannow of the Press-Citizen writes about the University of Iowa pushing to provide open access to academic journals. 

Susan Harman of the Press-Citizen profiles local athletes heading to the Drake Relays.

Alesha Crews of the Press-Citizen writes about the yearly struggle against invasive plan species. 

Some state employees will not be getting a one-percent salary increase. (Des Moines Register)

Altoona could soon be home to a sophisticated billion Facebook datacenter. (Des Moines Register)

Little Hawks girls pick up wins in soccer and tennis.

After a 31-hour standoff, an Elvis impersonator was taken into custody in Des Moines. (Des Moines Register)

How to make the most out of a short workout. (Des Moines Register)

How to outsmart your allergies. (Des Moines Register)

How to save money by buying store brands. (Des Moines Register)

Daily Links Excerpt of the Day:

“Two percent allowable growth plus a one-time payment of money equal to another 2 percent is very different in the second year from actually receiving 4 percent allowable growth to start with,” ICCSD Chief Financial Officer Craig Hansel said. “This is a case where two plus two really does not add up to four.”

Anxiety over education funding has grown in school districts with declining enrollment. In Cedar Rapids, for example, school officials are looking to eliminate dozens of positions to save money because increased state support won’t make up for slumping enrollment numbers.

But no matter which allowable growth scenario comes to fruition, Iowa City schools can expect an increase in state support. According to a district budget report earlier this year, administrators would expect almost $2 million more in state funding next year, even under 0 percent allowable growth.

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