The three proposed bills by the Iowa County Attorneys Association will close “loopholes” in existing laws and provide more protection for adult and child sex abuse victims, Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks said.
The Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale will host a Mardi Gras Gala on Saturday, Feb. 26, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, 1400 Inspiration Pl. SW, Cedar Rapids. Tickets are $75.
Together We Achieve’s next drive through food box giveaway event is Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hawkeye Downs, 4400 Sixth St. SW. This is a first-come, first-served event and no registration is required.
March 4 is National Day of Unplugging from electronic devices. Join in the fun of unplugging that day by taking a night hike through Jakway Forest in Aurora.
Viet Thanh Nguyen, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for his novel “The Sympathizer,” will be speaking at Coe College at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Future Ready Iowa’s Summer Youth Internship Project provided $1.61 million in grants last year to 26 companies or organizations providing high school internships. These internships included landscaping, custom meat processing, nursing, utility management and engineering, among other disciplines. Another round of funding is available now, with applications due March 2.
Iowa football star was first Black lineman in the NFL before becoming a lawyer and judge in Chicago.
Kirkwood Community College is hosting a screening of “13th,” a 2016 documentary about the history of racial inequality in the U.S., on Feb. 23 at Paramount Theatre. There will be a Q&A session with Kevin Gannon, a Des Moines history professor who contributed to the film.
HF 2309 would require any Iowa schools that get public funding to designate sports programs as one of the following: open to biological females, open to biological males or coeducational.
Similar to previous hearings, speakers on Monday were divided between those who said a flatter tax rate would make Iowa a more attractive place for businesses and employees, and those who said the plan benefits the wealthy while doing little to help lower-income workers.
During a rally at the Iowa Capitol on Monday, a coalition of advocacy organizations called for a moratorium on new factory farms. Elsewhere at the Capitol: Senate Republicans advance changes to Iowa’s unemployment system, including a reduction in the time to receive benefits.
Public K-12 schools in Iowa are in line for a 2.5 percent increase in state funding under a proposal that cleared the Iowa Legislature on Monday and is on its way to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk.
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