President Donald Trump says the Senate’s century-old tradition of allowing home state senators to sign off on some federal judge and U.S. attorney nominees is “old and outdated.” Republican senators, including Iowa U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, disagree.
Democratic gubernatorial candidates Rob Sand and Julie Stauch both say they would propose significant changes to the state program that provides taxpayer-funded scholarships for K-12 private school tuition.
Cedar Rapids City Council member Tyler Olson has announced his intent to run for re-election. Olson serves in an at-large capacity on the council. He was first elected to the nine-member council in 2017 and won re-election in 2021.
Also in today’s Capitol Notebook, Iowa AG Brenna Bird joins a bipartisan coalition urging artificial intelligence firms to protect children from harmful chatbots.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors has unanimously advanced a proposal to add nuclear energy generation to the county’s zoning code.
Also in this week’s Government Notes roundup, the Central City school district is pursuing a $7 million bond referendum.
The state agency that denied a request for inspection reports on a Cedar Rapids home health agency now says that denial was based on an incorrect assumption that it wouldn’t have any such records.
Seventeen area nonprofits have been selected to receive a combined $100,000 in funding for community and economic development projects across Linn County.
With the buzz surrounding plans in Texas and California to carve up state maps in a tit-for-tat redistricting battle, one curious Iowan asked The Gazette: Could the same happen in Iowa?
Cedar Rapids will use settlement funds from a class action lawsuit to pursue the design and potential construction of an aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) well to hold drinking water in deep storage.
It was standing room only as U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders rallied hundreds of people on his "Fighting Oligarchy" tour stop in Davenport. Sanders spoke critically of America's health care system, corporate influence on politics, and what he called a broken economic and political system for the working class.
Coralville Parks and Recreation is moving forward with plans to improve the city’s Youth Sports Park after delays related to construction costs put a pause on the project.
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