Local Government

This year, the $80,000 annual grant fund was split among 24 nonprofits

Bremer County is one of a handful of local governments working to restrict what hazardous material pipelines can be built and where, but it will not prohibit pipeline construction all together.

Cedar Rapids and Iowa City earned perfect scores on the Human Rights Campaign’s annual rating of U.S. cities for their inclusion of LGBTQ people, against a backdrop of anti-LGBTQ state legislation.

The Cedar Rapids City Council will hold a public hearing to consider plans for an estimated $4.665 million renovation of the former Colonial Center building into affordable housing units. Also, the deadline is approaching to apply to fill an Iowa City Council vacancy.

There’s no crystal ball to predict what headwinds may threaten Iowa’s economy in 2023, but state economists forewarn of a great deal of uncertainty next year — though perhaps not as dramatic of a downturn as some are projecting.

She spent her entire career in Linn County government — beginning right out of high school in 1979 and retiring after three terms as the county treasurer.

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Explore Iowa Department of Natural Resource findings through a Gazette data visualization.

The Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency is narrowing down its search for alternate waste management options.

Johnson County’s plans for campground improvements to improve water quality at popular F.W. Kent Park will need to be scaled back after bids came in significantly over budget twice, delaying the project by at least one year.

One of the most widely used snow-fighting agents — rock salt — comes at a price, both financially and environmentally.

The Cedar Rapids City Council has signed off on resolutions of support for multifamily and single-family housing projects that are seeking a slice of federal disaster recovery funds to add a combined 300 housing units in the community.