Articles Tagged: Iowa League of Cities

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.

Republican leadership in both the Iowa House and Senate said Iowans should expect to see further action to limit property tax collections by cities, counties, school districts and others during the upcoming legislative session.

Large cities in Iowa, led by Davenport, are pushing for a bill that would allow cities to file suit in court against strip clubs if the city or county attorney deem them to be a danger to public safety.

The bill would allow Iowa cities to impose up to a 3 percent surcharge on retail, food, alcohol, ticket and hotel room sales to fund entertainment districts.

A subcommittee advances the bill for further discussion by the Iowa Senate Ways and Means Committee.

Ashley Vanorny, who represents District 5 covering much of Cedar Rapids’ southwest quadrant, has been tapped to serve as president-elect of the executive board of the Iowa League of Cities.

Waterloo to host Iowa League of Cities convention which is adding to council frustration

Kris Gulick, who served on the Cedar Rapids City Council from 2006 to 2018, is running in Senate 40 because he believes Iowa’s second-largest metro area "needs a voice in the Iowa Senate majority.“

Iowa State University studies why people in certain ‘declining’ cities love their city, their quality of life

Not a formal investigation, but the attorney general will look at why the price of anhydrous ammonia fertilizer has increased 315 percent since January 2021, and other types of fertilizer have increased between 171 percent and 290 percent, according to the federal agriculture department.

This year, the Iowa League of Cities award was given for the city’s new YMCA

Despite concerns Iowa isn’t moving fast enough for cities to get American Rescue Plan money, cities say delaying the start of the “shot clock” will give them time to prepare applications for funds to cover infrastructure, revenue loss and “community relief.”