38 local organizations are getting more than $700,000 in grant money from the Washington County Riverboat Foundation. Some of the biggest allotments include $90,000 for athletic facilities improvements at Mid Prairie Schools, more than $78,000 for the Washington Area Softball Association to build an indoor hitting facility and $75,000 for the Brighton Fire Department to purchase a pumper.
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State funding for ISU, U of I, and UNI has been slashed 25% over the past three years, and students have picked up much of the burden in tuition costs. Should state funding be increased?
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