Government & Politics

Advocates ask area elected officials to commit money to those who have been left out of federal programs

Cedar Rapids, Marion and Fairfax have already added the question to the November ballot. Robins and Hiawatha are expected to join also.

Parades are a great way “to make real connections with voters, especially if you don’t have a lot of money or high name recognition.”

Mayor Brad Hart left a voicemail for CSPS’ executive director, Taylor Bergen, saying that holding a now-canceled event for candidate Amara Andrews would be a violation of the group’s 501c3 status and that it “signficantly damages any possibility of CSPS getting any hotel-motel tax funds from the city in the future.”

The past seven months under a Democratic administration have made the America of the previous four years unrecognizable to the political speakers at a Christian conservative event held Friday in Des Moines.

Some communities -- including cities in Iowa -- have stopped adding fluoride to drinking water, possibly based on misinformation. A new Iowa law that went into effect July 1 requires water system operators to give residents at least a 90-day notice before they stop adding flouride to drinking water.

A $22.5 million funding request for modernizing the locks and dams on the Mississippi River is a “huge win” for Iowa and the Midwest because moving commodities on the river is critical to the agriculture export economy “and is an economic engine for the entire region.”

“When you're looking at real ways to help American families, it's to make sure they're not seeing record inflation like we're experiencing right now,” Hinson said.