More Details Emerging Slowly on Iowa City Diversity Policy: Iowa City Daily News Links, March 5

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On to the Links!

Adam Sullivan of the Iowa City Press-Citizen writes that a few more details have emerged about the Iowa City School District diversity plan. (Press-Citizen)

Jeff Raasch of the Gazette writes that the Sycamore Mall has secured new financing and is out of foreclosure.

IowaCare recipients respond to Gov. Terry Branstad's new plan. (KCRG)

Nick Hassett of the Daily Iowan writes that the City of Iowa City is ready to move on with its levy project.

Mitchell Schmidt of the Iowa City Press-Citizen writes that the Coralville community planting program is going well. 

Another stab at a Medical marijuana bill dies in the Senate. (Press-Citizen via Des Moines Register)

Iowa City will host a 2013 Biomass Workshop this month. (The Gazette)

Chuck Grassley shakes his fingers at Congress for their Sequestration antics. (Press-Citizen)

Congrats to an Iowa City West High student who scored a 36 on his ACTs. (Press-Citizen)

Bill requiring screening for undocumented illegal immigrants fails in the Iowa House. (Des Moines Register)

An Iowa Senate bill reforming mental healthcare in the state passed out of a subcomittee. (Des Moines Register)

Major bills could be held up in the Iowa Senate as a key Democrate is in need of serious heart surgery. (Des Moines Register)

Daily Links Excerpt of the Day:

"We’re not moving quickly, but we’re not stopped either,” School Board president Marla Swesey said. “As far as people talking about it and thinking through what could be done to make it the best implementation it could be, it’s going to be a process. I’m not disappointed in the time frame.”

Officials say they’d like to have specific plans in place by the end of this school year. That would give time to mull the proposal and solidify an implementation strategy by the time students are registering for school next year.

“I think it’s moving along at a good pace,” said School Board member Sarah Swisher, the leading proponent of the policy. “For such an extensive undertaking, three or four months is reasonable.”

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