U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa's senior Republican, said he would most likely support a measure that aims to ensure a peaceful transition of power from one president to the next after attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Iowa City Council members indicated they are in support of contributing funds to free up county dollars for half the 319 residents who were left out of a pandemic relief program. City staff were directed to pursue negotiations with the county to explore options.
Also, Republicans nominate a Cedar Rapids-area statehouse candidate
Monument Hills project, featuring single-family homes and senior living development, easily passes Iowa City Council’s first vote. Iowa City Council members said they like how the development will feature a variety of housing.
The month of August has taken on a new meaning for Kristi Casteel of Marion, one marked now not only by sorrow but “poetic justice.”
Also, the state has released its newest broadband internet map, which will be tied to potential future federal funding to expand access
A group of northeast Iowa Democrats will host a virtual speakers’ panel on reproductive freedom in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned a constitutional right to access an abortion.
Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, a combat veteran, expressed a desire for an amendment focused on budgetary spending.
Also, Iowa Republicans say they made their 1 millionth voter contact in preparation for the November elections
Administrative law judge Renee Sneitzer sued the state for discrimination after being fired in 2017; earlier this year, a judge and state oversight agency ordered she be reinstated.
The proposed rule change that would have required government agencies to at least acknowledge a public records request within two business days.
The RAISE Grant funding would pay for more than half the remaining costs and speed up the overall project’s timeline by more than a decade.
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