The mental health access centers in Linn and Johnson counties would be funded below their requests under a proposed budget for fiscal 2024. County officials and providers warned this would result in reduced services, if not closure of the facilities.
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: it was a big week for the pipeline debate at the Iowa Capitol, we talk trains in the wake of the Ohio disaster, and we’re back on the 2024 trail.
The water is drawn from deep aquifers, is rich in nutrients and has perplexed Marion residents for years.
Some video conferencing users have posted Nazi symbols and pornographic videos during legislative hearings at the Iowa Capitol
The move would contradict the guidance of several major medical groups, including the American Medical Association, the American Pediatric Association and the American Association of Psychiatrists.
Republican state lawmakers continued to advance bills opponents say target and discriminate against Iowa’s LGBTQ community.
At-home tests, which aren’t required to be reported, have grown in popularity — and have made the state’s weekly COVID-19 data reporting “less meaningful,” according to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.
New proposals also include storing ballot records and allowing cross-county challenges to voter registration.
Also, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ sweeping state government reorganization bill passed out of a Senate committee
Local elections officials expressed some support for the proposal, which comes after multiple recounts in Iowa’s recent election cycles.
An influx of $38 million in federal funding will fuel investment in the construction of 290 new single- and multifamily housing units in Linn County — mostly Cedar Rapids — to aid in recovery from the 2020 derecho.
There are at least 10 Iowa cities that have traffic cameras in place, including Cedar Rapids.
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