Iowa law imposes stringent restrictions on the acceptance of gifts by public officials, employees and candidates. The goal is to protect the public trust and prevent conflicts of interest or the appearance of impropriety. But what does the law say? And how often is it broken?
Also in this week’s Government Notes, the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance is seeking “community champions” to connect with potential residents as part of its Collaborative Growth Initiative.
Following the deadly July Fourth flash flooding in central Texas, The Gazette spoke with Johnson County Emergency Management Coordinator Dave Wilson about emergency communications and how people can prepare themselves for natural disasters.
Iowa outpaces all other states with the highest number of bridges classified as being in poor condition, but the Iowa Department of Transportation’s work over the past 15 years to decrease the number of poor-rated bridges has led to big improvements for state-owned bridges.
Pig farmer Jess D’Souza had hoped to finally turn a profit this year, aided by a federal program to bolster local food systems. The Trump administration canceled the initiative, upending her plans.
The bill will immediately cut 10 percent of Iowa Public Radio’s budget, and 18 percent of Iowa PBS’. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, celebrated the bills’ passage Friday, accusing public broadcasting of having “pushed biased narratives and forced inappropriate content on children."
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced Friday that she would be dismissing a lawsuit filed in March against Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx that accused him of failing to comply with federal immigration enforcement.
A federal judge on Friday appeared to indicate she plans to grant a preliminary injunction against at least parts of the new law, which was designed to help small pharmacies and address prescription drug costs
At-large Marion City Council member Randy Strnad announced this week that he will not seek reelection, after nearly a decade on the council.
The city of Marion is testing the waters on residents’ willingness to support a bond referendum this November to construct a new aquatics center.
As the headlining speaker of the Republican Party of Iowa’s Lincoln Dinner, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin told a crowd of more than 200 people how he became Virginia’s first statewide-elected Republican in 12 years and how Republicans can gain more ground in traditionally blue states.
This week on the podcast, more on the deportation of an Eastern Iowa man, what happened at the Family Leader’s annual event, and another batch of new Congressional candidates.
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