The department has approved 16 million applications nationwide, assuring borrowers the administration will discharge the debt if it prevails in court.
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Washington Post Federal Government Jan. 29, 2023 1:06 pm1d ago
The department has approved 16 million applications nationwide, assuring borrowers the administration will discharge the debt if it prevails in court.
Izabela Zaluska Local Government Jan. 27, 2023 2:02 pm3d ago
Developer Brandon Pratt is asking the city to be a financial partner in the project, which would include an indoor recreation area for sports and community events, a Pizza Ranch restaurant, and a family entertainment center, which will include bowling, ax-throwing, billiards, an arcade and shuffleboard.
Transportation Jan. 27, 2023 6:00 am4d ago
The Iowa Department of Transportation is adding adult changing rooms to four interstate rest areas this year. Each room has an adult-size changing table that can be raised and lowered with a remote control so caregivers can safely change the clothes of a dependent child or adult.
Local Government Jan. 27, 2023 5:00 am4d ago
Construction is underway of a Big Grove Brewery in the heart of Cedar Rapids, bringing the award-winning local beer to the city this fall. The city council also signs off on new commercial facility, larger Lil’ Drug expansion.
State Government Jan. 26, 2023 4:34 pm4d ago
Still, opponents say SNAP identity verification and work requirements are too burdensome for recipients and not cost-effective for government.
Government & Politics Jan. 26, 2023 4:11 pm4d ago
Freight trains have been getting longer — nearly 3 miles in some cases. But railroads say it’s up to the federal -- not state -- government to decide.
Local Government Jan. 26, 2023 5:00 am5d ago
A condemnation hearing Wednesday provided the first test that city officials and neighbors are looking to as the precedent for how future eminent domain proceedings may pan out for the city’s flood control system.
Government & Politics Jan. 26, 2023 5:00 am5d ago
A rush is on in the Iowa Legislature to fix an oversight resulting from a previously passed property tax reform package that could mean potentially millions of dollars in lost revenue for some Iowa cities.
Gazette Des Moines Bureau
State Government Jan. 26, 2023 9:31 am4d ago
Iowa Democrats recently were stripped of their envied leadoff position in the nation’s presidential nominating process
Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Government & Politics Jan. 25, 2023 6:33 pm5d ago
Delivery of a drug resulting in a death would carry up to a 25-year sentence under a bill proposed by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird.
State Government Jan. 26, 2023 9:32 am4d ago
Medical officials say without a cap, Iowa will have a difficult time keeping physicians; opponents say it puts a price tag on a wronged person’s well-being
Local Government Jan. 25, 2023 2:33 pm5d ago
As Hawkeye Downs looks to refresh its property and find new ways to draw people to the racetrack amid financial woes, the Cedar Rapids City Council was split but advanced a rezoning to make way for a salvage yard on the property.
State Government Jan. 26, 2023 10:56 am4d ago
In the seven months before the explosion and fire that injured 15 people and left an environmental mess, Jeff Boeyink -- a partner at Des Moines-based public relations and lobbying firm LS2group and Branstad’s chief of staff from 2010 to 2013 -- wrote to DNR leaders and Marengo officials at least 10 times on behalf of C6-Zero to answer questions, allay concerns and invite officials to tour the site, according to emails obtained by The Gazette.
Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Jan. 24, 2023 6:51 pm6d ago
“For the first time, we’re funding students instead of a system,” the governor said. “We’re rejecting the idea that the answer to improving education is simply throwing more money into the same system.”
Vanessa Miller Higher Ed Jan. 30, 2023 5:00 pm8h ago
Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau State Government Jan. 30, 2023 6:00 am1d ago
Government & Politics Jan. 30, 2023 7:14 pm6h ago
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