Government & Politics

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast: The legislature is still in session, and Finkenauer’s ballot issues are resolved.

The Marion City Council will likely vote in May to extend the deal though fiscal 2023 to give the city more time to figure out the details of what the future of its public transportation could look like.

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday that two restaurants cannot collect damages from insurance policies for losing business following the governor’s March 2020 order requiring restaurants to temporarily stop in-person dining amid rising COVID-19 cases.

The city is preparing to distribute hotel-motel tax revenue to nonprofits, which will reboot a funding source that was halted at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. But there will be some changes to the grant application process.

So far in 2022, 19 dog breeders in Iowa have been cited for violations — more than any other state in the nation.

Redmond Jones II comes to Iowa City with more than two decades of experience in local government, including work on police community relations, economic development, neighborhood services and sustainability.

Under the new law, cities including Cedar Rapids and Iowa City will no longer be able to restrict firework sales to only certain zoning categories.

The joint effort between Republican governors will include sharing intelligence and criminal investigation information