Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — At the center of the unresolved Iowa budget is a simple disagreement on how to count the money. On one side are Senate Democrats and Governor Terry Branstad, who support using some surplus budget dollars to balance the books. On the other side are House Republicans, who say the state should not spend more than the projected revenue for the fiscal year.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) —As another legislative session winds down with only a limited chance of action on a proposal to keep alcohol offenders out of jail with twice-daily sobriety testing, Woodbury County Sheriff Dave Drew is discouraged. “This should be a bipartisan issue,” Drew tells the Sioux City Journal.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Public health has been defined by the World Health Organization as “the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts of society.” The Press-Citizen reports starting in the fall of 2016, undergraduates at the University of Iowa will have the option of emphasizing either the art or science component as the UI College of Public Health begins two new bachelors’ programs.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Since the 2008 floods, Iowa City has purchased and leveled more than 90 homes, but and now the city hopes to expand the effort after last year’s flooding. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports the city wants to secure more $1 million in state and federal money to buy nine flood-prone properties along the Iowa River.