Bolkcom, who served on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, before being elected to the Iowa Senate in 1998, will not run for re-election in 2022. In the Legislature, he worked on anti-poverty and environmental issues.
Tiffany O’Donnell, the top vote getter in Cedar Rapids’ mayoral race Tuesday, is guaranteed a spot in the Nov. 30 runoff election. Amara Andrews finished with a 24-vote lead over incumbent Brad Hart — casting uncertainty over who will take the second spot once provisional ballots are counted.
Reynolds said the state will make available $10 million in grants for expanding current child care facilities or building new ones, and distribute $200 million in federal grants to child care facilities that suffered economically during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Completion of the bridge as part of the ConnectCR project, which also will revitalize Cedar Lake and bring new amenities, is slated for 2024. Once finished, it will be named the Alliant Energy LightLine.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Neal Smith, who grew up in a tiny southeast Iowa town and served as a World War II bomber pilot before becoming a successful lawyer and then the state’s longest-serving U.S. House member, has died. He was 101.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With a photo posted on social media, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday unofficially announced she is now a resident of Madison County.
First-time school board members Maka Pilcher-Hayek and Jayne Finchwill join incumbents Ruthina Malone and J.P. Claussen on the Iowa City school board
The two public measures provide funding for the Iowa City Community School District to continue making process on dozens of projects as a part of its facilities master plan.
North Liberty voters elected Chris Hoffman, who has served on city council since 2007, as mayor. Also, results from other Johnson and Linn County races.
Incumbents Nancy Humbles and Jennifer Borcherding won back their Cedar Rapids school board seats Tuesday, and Marcy Roundtree will take her place at the board table for the first time
Melissa Walker, Matt Rollinger and incumbent Rachel Wall win Linn-Mar school board seats
Only Walford residents voted no, by one-vote margin
But to get a gambling license, casino interests would have to persuade the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, which rejected proposals from Cedar Rapids in 2014 and 2017, citing its concerns that a casino in the state’s second-largest city would “cannibalize” the market, which includes casinos in Waterloo and Riverside, both within an hour’s drive from Cedar Rapids.
Dale Todd handily kept his seat representing District 3 on the Cedar Rapids City Council Tuesday, prevailing despite competition from newcomer Tamara Marcus.
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