Government & Politics

Also, Stephen Larson has been confirmed for another term as administrator of the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division

The council looked at 3 options, but a slight majority favored Option B, which did not include the wave pool but left room in the plan for future expansion for one.

The city will use pandemic aid, supplemented with local funds, for a voluntary relocation program intended to help residents of the mobile home park find safer and more stable housing before the park closes, as is widely anticipated.

Johnson County’s direct assistance program will launch Monday at noon. Iowa City is contributing $1.5 million in pandemic relief dollars, bringing the program’s total to $3.5 million.

Advocates say the proposal does not go nearly far enough in increasing protections for mobile home owners and renters, and thus does little to address the recent proliferation of out-of-state companies that have bought mobile home lots and parks and increased rent and fees.

Public transit in Iowa City, Cedar Rapids and Coralville dropped their respective mask mandates following a federal court ruling that struck down the nationwide mask requirement for public transportation.

Rep. Ashley Hinson has announced the endorsements of more than 550 grassroots supporters from all 22 counties of the new 2nd District that covers northeast Iowa.

Senate Republicans passed legislation that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work unsupervised in child care facilities, and allow child care centers to operate with one worker to every seven 2-year-olds, and one worker to every 10 3-year-olds.