DES MOINES, Iowa ( IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH ) - As a shutdown of the federal government sends shockwaves through the states, Iowa’s colleges and universities are starting to brace for an impact that may not hit right away.

Ag advocates also said the shutdown, coming in the middle of harvest season, posed a “major concern” to farmers. In the meantime, Iowa lawmakers and party officials traded statements assigning blame for the congressional gridlock that has prevented approval of stopgap spending measures to keep the government running.

Iowa colleges, universities see future fallout

Community Colleges for Iowa Executive Director Emily Shields said higher education institutions in Iowa won’t take immediate hits in the form of layoffs or the like, but the move is leaving college officials w

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