Government & Politics

After one temporary legal setback, Reynolds said the legal challenges remain her preferred strategy for enacting new abortion restrictions in Iowa.

The city of Cedar Rapids plans to purchase a building for $2.5 million from United Fire Group to free up room at the police station and create more space for staff.

Seven Iowans have appealed state regulators’ decision to grant a water use permit to an 11,600-head northeast Iowa cattle feedlot.

South Carolina U.S. Senator and prospective 2024 Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott will headline Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson’s annual barbecue campaign fundraiser.

The rally was organized by a broad coalition of Iowa-based civil rights and reproductive rights organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa and the Great Plains Action Society.

Photos from the Rally for Reproductive Freedom held at the Iowa State Capitol building

Benefiting from an influx of federal cash as well as state and local funding streams, Cedar Rapids is accelerating construction of its $750 million permanent flood control system with around $50 million in projects on both sides of the Cedar River this year.

Plans calling for the construction of 89 new single-family houses east of the Rompot neighborhood and the site of Cargill’s contentious rail yard project got the green light from the City Planning Commission this week.