The Iowa City Council on Tuesday approved $927,000 for the purchase of three town homes in North Liberty to be used by the Iowa City Housing Authority for affordable housing.
Megan Woolard Local Government Oct. 8, 2025 12:58 pm26d ago
The Iowa City Council on Tuesday approved $927,000 for the purchase of three town homes in North Liberty to be used by the Iowa City Housing Authority for affordable housing.
Tom Barton Campaigns & Elections Oct. 8, 2025 5:25 pm26d ago
Greene County Attorney Thomas Laehn will launch a Libertarian campaign for U.S. Senate, vowing to rein in executive power, end eminent domain abuse and dismantle what he calls Washington’s “corrupt two-party system.” He joins a crowded field of candidates competing to replace retiring Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst.
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News Oct. 7, 2025 2:36 pm27d ago
The ruling is a victory for three Planned Parenthood affiliates — in California, Iowa and New York — that sued to try to block enforcement of a U.S. Department of Human Services policy document issued in July that they contend contradict the requirements of the grants as established by Congress.
Local Government Oct. 7, 2025 2:11 pm27d ago
Linn County will partner with University of Iowa researchers to learn more about water quality and pollution sites within the county through three studies that will act as the “backbone” of the county’s comprehensive water quality management and mitigation plan.
Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Oct. 7, 2025 3:12 pm27d ago
Democratic Iowa state Sen. Claire Celsi, of West Des Moines, died Monday, after spending weeks in hospice care, her daughter confirmed in a social media post.
Higher Ed Oct. 7, 2025 4:16 pm27d ago
The state has agreed to pay a Le Claire mother $50,000 to settle her 2022 lawsuit accusing University of Iowa Health Care providers of perforating her bowel and charring her rectum during a 2020 cervical cancer surgery — leaving her permanently impaired and limiting her ability to parent her two sons.
Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau News Oct. 7, 2025 7:28 am27d ago
Iowa State Patrolman and state Rep. Joshua Meggers sustained “non-life-threatening” injuries after his patrol car was hit head-on at the end of a 90-minute high-speed chase last week.
Tom Barton Federal Government Oct. 7, 2025 7:16 am27d ago
Hundreds of Iowa National Guard workers furloughed as shutdown drags on; troops may soon miss paychecks.
Crime & Courts Oct. 7, 2025 4:08 pm27d ago
Despite a lawsuit fighting the State Historical Society of Iowa's unexpected and "haphazard" closure of its Iowa City research facility and archives — and a court hearing scheduled in the dispute next week — the state on Monday began moving some of the historical documents with help from prison inmates.
Local Government Oct. 7, 2025 7:24 am27d ago
Tech giant Google has approached Linn County officials about a proposed data center project near Palo. The county is taking several steps to inform discussions around how data centers could affect things like zoning, water availability.
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 6, 2025 3:58 pm28d ago
Three Democratic hopefuls in Iowa’s 1st District —Christina Bohannan, Taylor Wettach and Travis Terrell — used a Kalona forum to defend ACA subsidies, Medicare and Social Security, while staking out differences on Israel-Gaza and detailing plans for education, unions and cleaner water.
Local Government Oct. 6, 2025 5:30 am28d ago
Also in this week’s Government Notes roundup, Cedar Rapids is opening applications for its ‘Snow Buddies’ program.
						
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