A spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Public Health says “it is likely" that the B.1.1.7 variant is the most common in the state. The University of Iowa held its first public forum on Monday with one of the candidates to be the school’s next president. Hari Osofsky is currently the dean of the schools of Law and International Affairs at Penn State. IPR’s Kate Payne tells us about her public forum. House Republicans have advanced a state education budget that includes no increase in funding for Iowa State University, the University of Northern Iowa, and the University of Iowa. Plus, we hear a report from Harvest Public Media about farmers along the Missouri River who are suing the Army Corps of Engineers for their management of the river.