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The new cameras will be the first city-owned cameras in the downtown Ped Mall. In the past, law enforcement investigations have relied on private video. City officials said the decision to install cameras was not prompted by any recent incidents.
State lawmakers debated what kind of impact the proposal would have on government services, including education.
The Iowa House passed a more than 1,500-page bill that would cut the number of cabinet-level state agencies and eliminate hundreds of vacant positions. The bill now goes to Gov. Kim Reynolds for her signature.
If the proposal becomes law, Iowa would join 17 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing the dispensing of birth control without a prescription.
The Green Infrastructure Equality Project will feature an educational campaign and full cost reimbursement for implementation of soil quality restoration practices in the project area south of Interstate 80.
The City Council awarded $1.05 million in financial incentives for the company to open a $22 million facility on its Cedar Rapids campus to make microchips.
A state lawmaker said he plans to still move legislation that would dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Iowa, Iowa State and Northern Iowa
A roughly 1,600-page government reorganization bill filed by Gov. Kim Reynolds could be headed to her desk for her signature by the end of the week — without significant amendment.
Legislation designed to help rural, emergency room hospitals in Iowa passed unanimously out of the Senate Tuesday, 47-0, and now is headed to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk.
Also, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ sweeping state government realignment proposal moved one step closer to law.
Some proposed limits are 200 to 1,000 times higher than previously announced health advisories for certain PFAS.
Bear River Cottages, a “pocket neighborhood” of affordable houses, involved design work by University of Iowa students, state and local down payment assistance and donations by local businesses and utilities.
Former President Donald Trump kicked off a rally in Davenport speaking about his accomplishments as president, including trade policies and agriculture Monday. It was Trump’s first visit to the state since announcing his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
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