Government & Politics

After guiding the district through its most formative years, Brooke Prouty is ready to help cities across Iowa with the Iowa Economic Development Authority.

The new abortion restrictions include exceptions for rape, incest and the mother’s health, but doctors say the law’s language is inadequate and forces them to make legal instead of medical determinations

Federal disaster recovery funding is helping Cedar Rapids and surrounding communities in Linn and Benton counties boost housing stock after the 2020 derecho, expanding homeownership for low- and moderate-income households. Here’s how to apply.

The Iowa Supreme Court must rule on plaintiffs’ request for a rehearing, and if that is rejected, a district court judge indicated he will provide multiple days’ notice before lifting the injunction and allowing the new abortion law to go into effect

The board also alleged she “substituted her own fingerprint when a family requested a necklace of a decedent” – an apparent reference to some funeral homes’ practice of providing families with a decedent’s fingerprint so it can be incorporated into memorial jewelry.

The state panel charged with ensuring transparency in government is being sued for allegedly violating Iowa’s Open Meetings Law.

Plus, Iowans at the Republican National Convention

Brenna Fall, a Cedar Rapids Public Works employee the past seven years, was tapped as the department’s director starting Wednesday.