Government & Politics

City Council must approve new ordinance two more times before it becomes law

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: the Iowa Supreme Court just says no to Gov. Kim Reynolds, and some interesting numbers regarding Iowa’s registered voters and in a new U.S. Senate poll in Iowa.

The Monument Hills project would consist of 64 single-family homes, along with a senior living community on the east side of the development. The proposed development is near Harvest Preserve and Calder Park in northeast Iowa City.

State tax receipts surpassed $9 billion in the state budget year that just ended, an increase of more than 12 percent over the previous year, according to a new state report.

A terminal upgrade project has now received nearly $49 million in federal funding this year.

Iowa Democratic gubernatorial nominee Deidre DeJear stopped at Camp Courageous, a year-round recreational and respite care facility for children with special needs and their families, as part of her “Workday Wednesday” series.

“This will be the largest effort for a midterm election for Republicans in Iowa history,” says the chair of the state GOP.

A Cedar Rapids landscaping company has partnered with a team of former Iowa State University researchers to sell a climate-friendly additive to fertilizer that some experts tout as key to soil rejuvenation and carbon sequestration. It may also help with water quality.