"The center budgeted $60,000 for the December event, which included numerous speakers and ultimately ran $10,000 over budget. One of the biggest expenses was conservative activist Christopher Rufo's speaking fee, which the university negotiated down from $50,000 to $34,000."
"In late November, the center's interim director, Luciano de Castro, emailed invitations to nearly 100 Republican lawmakers, explaining that 'The summit will bring together leading voices on the future of American higher education, including Gov. Kim Reynolds, Assistant Secretary of Postsecondary Education David Barker [and] Christopher Rufo.'"
The Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa, established by the Iowa Legislature, hosted an event in December that only invited Republican lawmakers. The center received $1 million in funding for its operations. The December event budget was $60,000, exceeding its budget by $10,000, with significant costs attributed to speaker fees and travel expenses. Invitations were sent to nearly 100 Republican lawmakers, while attempts by a Democratic representative to register were unsuccessful.
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