Government & Politics

The first of three Linn County Board of Supervisors meetings that was supposed to provide a public forum on a proposed solar project was canceled before it could start on Monday. An oversight on a legal public notice about the meeting will force the county to reschedule its three planned meetings.

Fagan, with 22 years of experience, is division chief of administration for the Lawrence-Douglas (Kan.) County Fire Medical Department.

The Coralville City Council on Tuesday will consider the third and final reading of an ordinance rezoning 12 acres of land at the corner of First Avenue and Second Street to allow for a mixed-use development. But concerns have been raised about how the project would impact residents who currently live and work there.

The fate of a site that could present an opportunity to attract people downtown and shape the face of the urban core remains in limbo until a buyer steps forward. The prime piece of vacant land in the heart of Cedar Rapids is listed for sale for $2.5 million.

She criticizes Hinson’s voting record during speech at Iowa State Fair

Iowa voters will be asked to enshrine the individual right to keep and bear arms in the Iowa Constitution, subject to “strict scrutiny” this November. Here’s what that will mean.

In The Gazette’s first round of exploring what the new legislation means to Iowa, we’re focusing on six ways you’ll see changes in energy, climate and farming.

In a walking tour of Cedar Rapids flood infrastructure with Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, city officials said they plan to seek $50 million through the DOT’s Bridge Investment Program to fund the reconstruction of the Eighth Avenue bridge.