The Iowa Attorney General’s Office is investigating whether the purchase of nearly 80 acres of Linn County farmland slated to be part of a solar project near Coggon violates state law prohibiting foreign ownership of agricultural land.
A contentious plan to demolish Harrison Elementary School and build a new facility there will be paused for more community feedback, the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s operations official said Thursday, as a city panel sent the district back to firm up its plan.
On the podcast this week, Steve King makes his return to Iowa politics with a presidential endorsement, and the sprint to the caucus finish, and a look to the legislative session.
Republicans say an overhaul of the state’s boards and commissions is long overdue; Democrats express concern that some reductions could impact the quality of professionals in Iowa and safety of Iowans.
Consultant says results’ reporting system has been tested by party volunteers and is built to be secure and withstand high internet traffic
Linn County asks the court to dismiss the lawsuit against it, Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks and an assistant prosecutor, citing the alleged claims are vague and lacking law violations.
Iowa Democrats will push to reverse a decision from state officials to opt out of a federal food assistance program for low-income children. But one Republican said it’s unlikely his colleagues will pursue increasing funding for food assistance.
Gov. Kim Reynolds, Ron DeSantis allies say remarks insult Iowans
Asked about how she’d address "sensible gun laws" after the Thursday morning Perry High School shooting, Iowa’s 2nd District U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson said in a town hall meeting, "I think if we could legislate away this kind of hate we would have done it by now."
The warnings came during a public hearing in advance of a state board meeting Jan. 12 to review feedback and further consider rules for the implementation of a law - currently blocked by the courts -- that would ban most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.
Commenters on Wednesday said the proposed rules did not go far enough in clarifying the intent of the legislation and would lead to far too many books being removed from school library shelves.
Some residents of Westhill Village Apartments in northwest Cedar Rapids were ordered to vacate by the end of the month after an engineer flagged structural issues with the properties and determined they are “not safe to occupy.” Issues were found during regular city inspections.
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