Mitchell Schmidt

While a recent study found that installing tollways along Interstate 80 would feasibly fund widening the interstate, don’t expect to …

Last summer, officials with the Iowa Department of Transportation announced plans to replace the state’s standard license plate – a …

IOWA CITY – Johnson County supervisors this week will consider a symbolic 17-cent increase to the local minimum wage. With …

IOWA CITY – Iowa’s largest utility MidAmerican Energy has proposed some reductions to ‘right-size” the company’s energy-efficiency programs and provide …

Since taking control last year of the state Legislature, GOP lawmakers have been putting their stamp on how Iowa’s elections …

IOWA CITY – The neighborhood park where Calder Wills used to play, before a community found itself clinging to hope …

IOWA CITY – Issues of cramped workspaces, security and renovations have plagued Johnson County’s nearly 120-year-old courthouse building for years. …

IOWA CITY – Officials with Iowa City Marketplace have requested more time to complete some work and achieve occupancy levels …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Supervisor Ben Rogers has announced his plans to seek another term on the Linn County Board of …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Linn County’s property tax levy is slated for a 30-cent drop this summer. The Linn County Board …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The Linn County Board of Supervisors have rejected a recommended 3 percent wage increase for supervisors this …

CEDAR RAPIDS – While the Cedar Rapids property tax rate will remain unchanged for the 10th straight year, residents will …

A bill in the Iowa Legislature could stay counties’ hands in drawing local representation maps and force a group of …

Interstate commuters: there are orange traffic cones in your future. As winter winds down and road construction season gets underway, …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Entering its fifth year, the city’s Paving for Progress program has more road projects planned for the …