Local Government

County facilities will fully reopen to the public June 1.

The City Council approved an amended budget accounting for increases of $141 million in expenses, $96 million in revenue

Residents may test the new “Cosmo” sit-down scooters for free from 4:30 to 6 p.m. June 3 at Greene Square. The new scooters arrive starting Friday, in time for Memorial Day weekend.

Jason Glass, vice chair of the city’s Human Rights Commission, announced his intention to run for city council.

One year after George Floyd’s murder, the Cedar Rapids City Council prepares to appoint members to the new citizens’ police review board, which takes applications until May 31. The panel was the top demand for police reform from racial justice advocates after Floyd’s death.

The Gazette asked people throughout the region: “In the year since the death of George Floyd, what has changed in your community?” Here, in their words, are their answers.

Police issued more than a dozen citations over the weekend to individuals riding scooters and bicycles on the sidewalks in downtown Cedar Rapids.

The decision comes after Cedar Rapids ended its mask mandate last week

Though the county meetings are not specific to any solar project in the county, according to the news release, The Gazette previously reported that NextEra Energy of Florida is hoping to transform the former Duane Arnold Energy Center into a solar farm.

Three men are vying for a seat on the Board of Supervisors.

Residents can question candidates during Monday evening online forum

Potential risk to visitors of the farm is limited to May 10-11 visitors who touched feces in the calf pen then touched their mouths. One infected calf died but the other remains well.