Government & Politics

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Wednesday he would take a step back and see how proposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico play out before he casts judgment.

The question was at the heart of a discussion about Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird’s proposal to amend the Iowa Constitution to allow children to testify remotely

Also in the Capitol Notebook: Lawmakers advance legislation creating harsher penalties for assaults on corrections officers and sports officials

Cedar Rapids home is fined $1,000 for failing to investigate thefts

Iowa Senate Republican lawmakers are once again trying to push forward legislation that would disband citizen review boards that provide oversight of local law enforcement like the ones created in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.

Theatre Cedar Rapids, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year, has been awarded a $500,000 state grant to undertake renovations that will transform the inside and outside of its building in downtown Cedar Rapids.

Lobbyists for cities and traffic camera companies said the companies’ work is more efficient than government and ultimately saves taxpayers

A panel of contest court judges ruled 2-1 Monday that a narrowly-passed $15 million bond issue at Highland schools would stand, even though Ainsworth precinct officials mistakenly gave ballots to 96 voters who were not school district residents, and should not have been allowed to vote on the matter.