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Disputed art disappears from University of Wyoming campus
Last year, British artist Chris Drury installed a controversial sculpture on the University of Wyoming’s campus. The 36-foot-diameter vortex of logs killed by pine beetles atop a bed of Wyoming coal was a representation of the state’s energy sector and the damage wrought by climate change. It didn’t last a year.
After a Century of Suffrage, Women Still Can’t Get Elected in Iowa
A woman has never been elected to Congress or held the governorship in Iowa. The only other state to hold this dubious distinction is Mississippi. Several studies point to cultural factors, such as the state’s older population and evangelical lobbying groups. But nearly a century after women’s suffrage and three years after Iowa legalized gay […]
States Struggle with Tuition Hikes and Budget Cuts
Over the past few weeks, The Takeaway has reported about student loan debt and rising tuition costs. President Obama recently unveiled a new program that he says will help lower the interest rates on student loans. But his strategy does not help students who graduated before 2012. As cash-strapped states continue to cut funding for public […]