Less than four months after the Linn County Supervisors allocated federal pandemic relief dollars to establish a new resiliency coordinator in its Sustainability Department, Supervisor Chair Louie Zumbach is asking the board to reconsider.
Although pipeline opponents have been vocal in every corner of the state, Iowa lawmakers have been largely silent about whether they will take any action to influence the projects.
Democrats remain in the minority in the upcoming legislative session, having lost seats in both the House and Senate in the 2022 election, with Republicans gaining a two-thirds supermajority in the Senate.
Among a wave of U.S. cities redesigning their municipal flags, Cedar Rapids’ recently revamped flag was deemed one of the 25 best new designs in the nation. The previous flag was considered one of the worst in the nation before its 2021 redesign.
State party seeks a conditional waiver from national party
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: the circus that has been the election of the next U.S. House Speaker, and look ahead to the 2023 session of the Iowa Legislature.
It’s not clear how many of Iowa’s county recorders are under contact with Cott Systems, which was the victim of a suspected cyberattack shortly after Christmas. Linn County is among the counties that currently can’t record or view any real estate documents.
While city staff prepare to solicit bids for demolition of the vacant building, its proposed removal must go through the Central Corridor Review process.
Cedar Rapids and Marion, like many cities around the Unites States, have been constructing more roundabouts over the past decade.
Iowans will have to wait longer for the option of keeping their state-issued ID on their smartphones and not just their wallets.
The former Democratic Iowa legislator now represents county District 1.
Joel Miller, who’s served as Linn County’s auditor since 2007, said he will not seek re-election in 2024, when his current term is up. The 67-year-old hasn’t decided what’s next, whether it’s another public office or something else.
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