The repairs, which consultants estimate could be done within the year, do not address any of the space needs of the jail and sheriff’s office. County officials have said for years that the facility is crowded and unsafe for both inmates and staff.
Iowa Supreme Court rules for openness in 2022 board appointment
The Cedar Rapids City Council approved an agreement this week that will provide incentives for the redevelopment of the former downtown Wells Fargo building.
Musk and Trump administration face other lawsuits challenging billionaire’s access to government data
This week on the podcast, Iowa’s version of the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law is back in the courts and the Legislature, Middle East tensions come to the Iowa Capitol, and Gov. Kim Reynolds talks DOGE and Lutheran Services.
The general state funding increase would be the lowest in at least five years; Republicans say the proposals are sustainable, while Democrats say they are woefully inadequate
Also, House Republicans advanced a bill that would require citizenship information on Iowa driver’s licenses
GOP lawmakers reject amendments offered by Democrats condemning white nationalists pardoned by Trump
She takes over as tariffs, deportations threaten agriculture.
Voters approved the 1 percent tax in 2014 that will expire in June
Religious leaders raise concerns of promoting Christian nationalism
House advances proposal that would expand ban to all grades
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