The Iowa City Council expressed support for giving relocation payments to all households living in the mobile home park at the time the conditional zoning agreement was signed in June 2019. The city plans to use both local and pandemic funds for the voluntary program.
The bill calls for Iowa to adopt LEAD-K, a nationwide initiative to raise awareness of deaf or hard-of-hearing children’s experiences in language learning and to work toward school readiness and sufficient language skills by providing access to both American Sign Language and English.
If no Democrats in the Senate vote to confirm Erik Helland’s nomination to the Iowa Public Employment Relations Board, the nomination will fail.
Two council members warm to idea, but with speed limit of 35 mph or less
For the fourth time since 2016, Cedar Rapids is administering a survey that looks to gauge residents’ quality of life and help guide the city’s priorities.
City Manager Ryan Waller said the results are invaluable as the city revisits its strategic plan and budget process for fiscal 2024.
In Iowa’s U.S. Senate race, Sioux City Democrat Michael Franken says he’s raised nearly $1.4 million from more than 36,000 unique donors “without one dime of corporate PAC money,.”
Jammie Bradshaw of Lone Tree said running for a seat on the board felt like the “natural next step” because she wanted to continue to serve her community after a decade of serving in the military.
A bill to safeguard residents of mobile home parks against rapid rent and fee increases, and well as adding protections against evictions, passed the Iowa House on Tuesday night despite criticism it had become too watered down to help tenants much.
The ACLU of Iowa sent letters to the cities of Coralville, Davenport, Dubuque and Bettendorf, urging each city to repeal its respective panhandling ordinance.
Democrats and Republicans praise “scrappy” Bolkcom
A hearing is scheduled Tuesday in Polk County District Court on the
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