The Iowa City Council this week narrowly adopted the city’s 2026 fiscal budget, with three of the seven council members dissenting after a failed motion to reduce planned spending for the police department.
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The Iowa City Council this week narrowly adopted the city’s 2026 fiscal budget, with three of the seven council members dissenting after a failed motion to reduce planned spending for the police department.
The proposal, which would abolish a board formed in Cedar Rapids after Black Lives Matter protests, needs only Gov. Kim Reynolds’ signature to become law.
City bought lot at 21 S. Linn St. for $4.5 million in 2023
The rezoning requires “yes” votes from six of the seven Iowa City Council members after residents who live near the proposed north side development submitted a petition.
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors took the first steps Wednesday in a process that will create districts for their representation of the county, as is now required by a bill signed into law last week by Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Appointee Sami Scheetz will retain his role as District 2 supervisor through 2026
Also, Cedar Rapids library’s ‘artist-in-residency’ program put on pause
The change will allow for a more robust consideration of circumstances for individuals receiving housing choice vouchers who are charged with a crime.
A supermajority of the Iowa City Council is required after a neighborhood petition was filed. The matter goes before the council on Tuesday
The bill, Senate File 75, requires counties that house a public university to elect county supervisors by districts, rather than having members elected at-large. Further, special elections will now be required to fill most board vacancies in Iowa’s largest counties.
Officials are hopeful that a wetlands restoration project can help reduce erosion and improve water quality near Morgan Creek Park.
Firefighters and family members of firefighters who died from cancer have spent multiple years advocating for the coverage beyond the 14 current forms of cancer now covered.
Cedar Rapids development would offer a mix of one- and two-bedroom units offered at market-rate rental prices.
Also, Linn County Conservation campgrounds open this week
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