Cedar Rapids will use settlement funds from a class action lawsuit to pursue the design and potential construction of an aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) well to hold drinking water in deep storage.
Grace Nieland Local Government Aug. 25, 2025 7:30 am19d ago
Cedar Rapids will use settlement funds from a class action lawsuit to pursue the design and potential construction of an aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) well to hold drinking water in deep storage.
Grace Nieland, Grace King, Megan Woolard Local Government Aug. 26, 2025 2:03 pm18d ago
Also in this week’s Government Notes roundup, the Central City school district is pursuing a $7 million bond referendum.
By Sarah Watson, - Quad-City Times
National Politics Aug. 24, 2025 11:10 am20d ago
It was standing room only as U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders rallied hundreds of people on his "Fighting Oligarchy" tour stop in Davenport. Sanders spoke critically of America's health care system, corporate influence on politics, and what he called a broken economic and political system for the working class.
Local Government Aug. 25, 2025 10:58 am19d ago
Coralville Parks and Recreation is moving forward with plans to improve the city’s Youth Sports Park after delays related to construction costs put a pause on the project.
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 25, 2025 9:10 am19d ago
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson drew a crowd of party faithful Saturday at Hawkeye Downs Speedway & Expo Center in Cedar Rapids as she launched her re-election push with help from GOP leaders, conservative commentators and a neighboring U.S. senator.
By Cami Koons, - Iowa Capital Dispatch
Federal Government Aug. 26, 2025 2:21 pm18d ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it would restrict the use of federal subsidies for solar energy projects in favor of protecting farmland, but clean energy advocates say solar gives farmers a higher production value per acre than any traditional crop.
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau Campaigns & Elections Aug. 26, 2025 2:22 pm18d ago
Former Pine Lake State Park manager Don Primus, of Steamboat Rock, unsuccessfully ran for Hardin County supervisor in 2020.
Megan Woolard Local Government Aug. 22, 2025 2:13 pm22d ago
Four electric buses are out of service due to maintenance issues
On Iowa Politics Aug. 25, 2025 4:53 pm19d ago
This week on the podcast, we’ll talk about candidates entering and exiting races and last weekend’s story about the new approach some Iowa Democrats are using on the campaign trail. Plus, a special election in Western Iowa for a seat in the Iowa Legislature.
State Government Aug. 21, 2025 5:25 pm23d ago
Materials to help local government officials implement a new state law that requires training on Iowa’s open meetings and records laws are on the way from the state board that oversees the laws.
By HANNAH FINGERHUT - Associated Press
National Politics Aug. 21, 2025 12:54 pm23d ago
Just days before national Democrats gather for their annual summer meeting, Iowa's state party officials on Thursday said it was a mistake for the party to have abandoned Iowa in the 2024 early nominating calendar and opened up the possibility of going rogue the next time around.
News Aug. 21, 2025 4:10 pm23d ago
The Cedar Rapids Animal Care and Control shelter is working to remedy sanitation and building maintenance issues — including roof leaks, ceiling damage and mold — that were identified during an inspection by the the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship earlier this month.
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