Sixteen years after Johnson County voters approved a $20 million bond to fund conservation projects -- the first referendum of its kind in the state -- voters will be asked to approve a new bond, this time for $30 million, to acquire land to protect water quality and natural areas, and provide land for parks and trails.
Also, FEMA canvassing Iowa neighborhoods hit by tornadoes
“For too long and for too many Iowans in need of help, navigating and accessing services across the system has been too difficult for patients and providers alike,” the governor said.
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates — the first on June 27 hosted by CNN and the second on Sept. 10 hosted by ABC — setting the stage for the first presidential face-off in just weeks.
Williamsburg Mayor Adam Grier and Judd Lawler of Oxford will face off in a primary for Iowa House District 91, which covers Iowa County and western and northern Johnson County
A spokesperson confirmed that the Republican Attorneys General Association paid for the trip on Monday.
The lawsuits challenge trucking emission standards from California regulators and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Faced with the abrupt closure of Hy-Vee’s First Avenue NE location, Cedar Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomeranz said Tuesday that city officials and local stakeholders are studying all options to fill the grocery store and pharmacy gap Hy-Vee will leave when it shutters there in June.
In November last year, Cedar Rapids officials were assured that Hy-Vee had extended the lease of its First Avenue NE store another five years. Six months later, the company announced the store’s closure. Here’s how the city said negotiations went over the last year to keep Hy-Vee.
Also, Linn County Democrat announces candidacy of Iowa House seat
The chairs of the House and Senate agriculture committees earlier this month released competing frameworks for a new Farm Bill.
An Iowa Attorney General’s Office spokeswoman said no Iowa taxpayer dollars were spent on Bird’s trip to New York
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