Some Republicans want the mandate eliminated via the annual defense budget bill.
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Some Republicans want the mandate eliminated via the annual defense budget bill.
The senators, both Republicans, said the move would provide cheaper fuel to consumers and certainty to farmers and ethanol producers.
All 4 House members said yes to the main deal, but Republicans opposed an additional requirement for paid sick leave for railroad workers.
A House measure passed Wednesday by a vote of 290-137 and now heads to the Senate. If approved there, it will be signed by President Joe Biden, who urged the Senate to act swiftly.
The program, which helps eligible residents pay for things like rent, utilities and funeral expenses, is on track to spend $1.5 million this year - exceeding its $1 million budget. Johnson County’s social services director attributes the increase to pandemic relief programs ending, and changes that made more people eligible for assistance.
A bipartisan, three-member board began recounting ballots Tuesday in a Linn County race,
The Iowa DOT will hold a public hearing from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday on its project to widen Interstate 380 and rebuild the interchange with Wright Brothers Boulevard.
With Thanksgiving 2022 in the rearview mirror, the City of Cedar Rapids — with help from Coonrod Wrecker Service — before 8 a.m. Monday arrived at the Condons to cut its soon-to-be Christmas spruce and take it to Greene Square, where crews were waiting to set it and decorate it.
Wolf Carbon Solutions also holding informational meetings next week
A bipartisan, three-member board will recount ballots cast in a Linn County statehouse race starting Tuesday.
Also in weekly edition of Government Notes: Iowa City Council members hold listening post Monday night.
Cedar Rapids is exploring a pilot program to allow goat grazing to clear invasive species and unwieldy brush in unmaintained areas of city parks. Staff are working with the Bever Park Neighborhood Association to pilot the effort in 2023.
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