IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa has been a hot topic of conversation this past school year, and a new bill headed to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk could change how the center operates.
House File 2800 has the privilege of being the last bill passed by the Iowa Legislature this year. The bill primarily addresses local government financing, with one section dedicated to undergraduate studies at Iowa’s three public universities.
The bill would require six credit hours of studying American government and American history, and for the University of Iowa, that would have to be completed at the Center for Intellectual Freedom…