Lawmakers are expected to return next week and undergo the final legislative push to adjournment
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Lawmakers are expected to return next week and undergo the final legislative push to adjournment
“Potential projects could include the creation and development of an on-site child care center or a partnership with an existing child care center to create new child care slots paid for by a local employer,” the state said in its announcement.
Education Department Director Ann Lebo joined Debi Durham, Iowa Economic Development Authority director, and Beth Townsend, Iowa Workforce Development director in a panel discussion led by Kathryn Kunert, vice president of economic connections and integration for MidAmerican Energy.
Iowa senator sees opportunity to strongly condemn racism in wake of Buffalo shootings
Reynolds endorsed a primary challenger to Rep. Jon Thorup, who has publicly opposed the governor’s proposed taxpayer-funded scholarships for private school tuition
An Iowa City man was arrested Tuesday on charges that he harbored runaway teenage girls, sexually abused them and supplied them with marijuana.
A man was a history of sexual assault convictions in Johnson County has now been charged with third-degree sexual abuse in Linn County in relation to an attack that happened in April 2021 in Cedar Rapids.
The state public health department has reported new COVID-19 case counts have increased again, reaching 3,847 new infections in the past seven days. Hospitalizations also continued to increase this week.
A Cedar Rapids woman was arrested Wednesday on a charge of Iowa Lottery Violation.
It will cost over $200,000 to rebuild a Vinton Park after it was burned down this weekend in an apparent arson, according to a video posted to Facebook by the director of the Vinton Parks and Recreation Department.
One person was found dead after a several-hour standoff with police Tuesday night in Cedar Rapids.
Julie Beckett fought to care for her daughter at home in the 1980s, bringing about a fundamental change to the federal Medicaid program that ultimately improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of children with complex disabilities nationwide. She died in Cedar Rapids on Friday at the age of 72.
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