The search for a new Cedar Rapids police chief is almost over, nearly 10 months after the previous chief, Wayne Jerman, aged out of the position and retired. A public meet and greet with the finalists is planned for next week.
Sen. Brad Zaun has pushed to ban the traffic cameras ever since he received a citation in 2011 after a camera captured his son speeding while driving the senator’s vehicle in Cedar Rapids.
Iowa Senate Democrats, meanwhile, unveiled a package of ‘reproductive freedom’ bills, while Republicans advanced bills regarding teaching human development and child support requirements.
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal received bipartisan support in its first legislative step; a Republican senator dismissed concerns over lack of transparency called for in the bill.
Board member Catherine McCrory prefaced her vote with a statement: “I want it to be clear that this Republican believes that there was an insurrection on Jan. 6. There’s no doubt in my mind that he manipulated, instigated, aided and abetted an insurrection on Jan. 6.”
All residents of Westhill Village Apartments in northwest Cedar Rapids have now been ordered to leave their homes to allow for repairs that an engineer has warned are needed to address structural issues that pose a potential threat to tenants’ safety.
While Reynolds’ original bill would have restricted AEAs to providing only special education services, under the proposed amendment the state’s nine area education agencies would be allowed to continue offering education services as well as media services to school districts who request it, if approved by the state.
As written, the bill would make anyone convicted of first-degree murder eligible for the death penalty. But lawmakers said they would amend it to pertain only to someone who murders a law enforcement officer.
Reynolds’ campaign finished 2023 with nearly $1.7 million, her campaign said.
Iowa statehouse Republicans have proposed multiple changes to state law that would allow them greater access to the judicial process when a state law is challenged in court
There were 212 licensed psychiatrists practicing in the state in 2021, down from 236 in 2012, according to Iowa Health Professions Tracking Center.
The campaign arm of U.S. House Democrats announced Monday that Iowa City congressional candidate Christina Bohannan has been named to its “Red to Blue” program that works to help Democrats running against Republican incumbents flip control of competitive districts.
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