Iowa

An $8.6 million bond issue to expand and upgrade Janesville Consolidated School was approved Tuesday by just over 62% of voters.

Bondholders now have until Jan. 26 to agree to the tender exchange on up to $435 million in bonds.

The process of collecting signatures on a petition in favor of building a new Ames High School, and expanding three district elementary schools, appears to be in good shape.

As soon as April, residents of the Central Lee School District may decide on whether to pass a general obligation bond issue of $9.8 million to pay for facility renovations.

It only took a matter of minutes for the Ames school board to unanimously approve language for a bond referendum needed to finance building a new high school during a special meeting Monday night.

The Iowa Fertilizer Co. LLC is seeking a tender exchange for up to $435 million of bonds.

The latest estimate for Linn County's future Public Health and Child and Youth Development Services building has increased by more than 50 percent — from $20 million earlier this year to $31.5 million.

With overwhelming voter approval, the community of Sibley can now move closer to completing an outdoor aquatic center project.

Iowa's projected gap can be closed without legislative action, the governor says.

Two of Iowa's top elected officials are at odds over whether state government should use short-term borrowing to head off potential cash-flow problems that could delay school aid payments or meeting other obligations on time in 2018.