Local Government

As scientists recently shared a landmark report concluding that human-caused emissions of greenhouse gases is contributing to unprecedented and increasingly intense climate events, Cedar Rapids has unveiled its Community Climate Action Plan to boost resiliency to the local effects of accelerated global warming.

A Wednesday forum hosted by NewBoCo marks the first appearance with four candidates in the Cedar Rapids mayoral race leading up to the Nov. 2 city election.

Affordable housing, child care and continuing the city’s climate action work are among what Iowa City council members want to see prioritized in the upcoming fiscal budget.

The Iowa City Council narrowly rejected an agreement to hire a facilitator for its Truth and Reconciliation Commission, raising questions about what is the next step for the commission.

The Iowa Economic Development Authority has awarded Iowa communities $29.9 million in workforce housing tax credits to help build 1,944 new housing units.

The city will host a town hall Oct. 1 for residents to meet the candidates and ask questions

See who’s running for city council or school board in Linn and Johnson counties in the Nov. 2 election.

Davenport is Iowa’s only other accredited Parks and Recreation Department

Residents may stop by the downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday to see the plan draft, which will become final once the City Council considers it later this month.

The city of Cedar Rapids redesigned its municipal flag, deemed one of nation’s worst by the North American Vexillological Association.

The substation would be a place for deputies to meet with the public, take reports, conduct interviews and follow up on calls for service.

Myra Colby Bradwell ran in 2013, then known as Gregory Hughes, against Ron Corbett. He legally changed his name in 2018 because he felt a “kindred spirit” with the women’s rights activist from the 1800s.