City Manager Jeff Pomeranz said Cedar Rapids is “hoping to see development activity of some kind in 2024” at the Big Cedar Industrial Park. The City Council has advanced recent rezoning requests by Alliant Energy, which controls the park, but no specific projects have yet emerged.
The result was a setback for former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who invested significant time and financial resources into winning the state. She was the last major challenger in the race after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ended his presidential bid over the weekend
Proponents said the bill will help short-staffed child care centers have more flexibility to fill gaps, allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to cover breaks and nap times and assist in the care of more children.
The bill comes as Iowa nursing homes face heightened scrutiny after multiple reports in the last year of deaths, abuse and neglect at long-term care facilities.
Iowa Republican lawmakers advanced a series of bills Tuesday intended to crack down on the distribution of obscene material to minors online by criminalizing some AI-generated porn, enhancing penalties for providing pornographic materials to minors, and requiring some businesses and social media platforms to verify users’ age.
Proponents said the legislation would make housing more affordable, but critics argued it would drive long-term costs higher for taxpayers
Also, Iowa auditor Rob Sand released a report suggesting middle- and lower-income Iowans have a higher property tax burden than high-income wage earners
The suit argues that the House Clerk cannot deny credentials based on political viewpoint or on the type of media for which a journalist reports.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Republican Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, at an anti-abortion rally Monday, reaffirmed their commitment to defend Iowa’s halted law that bans abortions early in pregnancy.
People who assault police officers, firefighters, health care providers and other protected professionals would receive heightened sentences under a bill Iowa lawmakers advanced Monday.
State regulators recently fined a northeast Iowa woman $2,500 for numerous tire fires at her acreage that persisted for months despite warnings they are illegal, according to a recent Iowa Department of Natural Resources order.
Also, Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance touts record year for new membership
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