Developer Steve Emerson got the green light from the Cedar Rapids City Council to take ownership of the old Ambroz Recreation Center, demolish it and repurpose it into multifamily housing potentially leveraging federal disaster recovery funds.
Nicole Mitchell was dressed all in black and wearing a black hat when she was arrested, the complaint said. The officer said he discovered a flashlight near her that was covered with a black sock, apparently modified to control the amount of light coming from it.
While Iowa communities grapple with property tax reform state lawmakers passed last year, Marion’s fiscal 2025 budget bumps staff pay and invests in infrastructure improvements.
The 2024 Iowa legislative session ended Saturday when House lawmakers passed their final bills and adjourned for the year after a session marked by education policy, tax cuts and other policies from the leading conservative majorities. Here is a look at six major policies passed this session and what effect they will have on Iowans.
“Summit asked to discuss the status of the project, and those discussions revealed that the project was dramatically off-schedule,” a lawsuit says.
Also, North Liberty’s new city hall will open to the public this week.
On this week’s episode, state legislators adjourn, highlights from the end of session and RFK Jr. visits Iowa.
Here’s a look at which legislation was approved during the 2024 session of the Iowa Legislature.
Among the new initiatives in next year’s budget are increased salaries for judges, funding for a new state Division of Special Education, and funding to increase accessibility at Iowa’s state parks.
Iowa legislative leaders and Gov. Kim Reynolds discuss the legislative session, which concluded early Saturday morning after a 20-hour work day.
Casino backers’ long-held dreams to build a gambling facility in Cedar Rapids stayed alive early Saturday after the Iowa Senate did not take up a five-year extension of a moratorium advanced by House lawmakers that would have blocked new casino licenses.
A $7 million rehabilitation project is now complete on a once-blighted building in Wellington Heights that Cedar Rapids transformed into 25 new affordable rental units, adding sorely needed housing stock for low-income residents.
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