Appointee Sami Scheetz will retain his role as District 2 supervisor through 2026
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Appointee Sami Scheetz will retain his role as District 2 supervisor through 2026
The winner of the April 29 special election will represent southeast Cedar Rapids in the state Legislature.
After leading the state for nearly a decade, the Republican incumbent who became Iowa’s first female governor in 2017 made a surprise announcement Friday that she will not seek a third term in 2026.
Also in the Capitol Notebook: Senate amends bill for admission at UI medical and dental colleges
Only election results decided by a margin of 1 percent or less in Iowa would be recounted under legislation headed to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said Monday he’s not worried by China’s unusually large purchase of soybeans from Brazil this month because President Donald Trump is working to protect U.S. farmers by reducing tariffs that will benefit them.
For a third consecutive year, Iowa lawmakers are trying to agree on legislation that would determine how more than $50 million in opioid settlement funds to the state should be spent.
Republicans have yet to produce a formal challenger, although Linn County GOP will soon host its own nominating convention.
Also, Cedar Rapids library’s ‘artist-in-residency’ program put on pause
The change will allow for a more robust consideration of circumstances for individuals receiving housing choice vouchers who are charged with a crime.
A supermajority of the Iowa City Council is required after a neighborhood petition was filed. The matter goes before the council on Tuesday
The tariffs aim to renegotiate trade agreements bilaterally, which could take years, affecting farmers and the state's economy, said Iowa State University economic professor Peter Orazem.
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