During her response to the State of the Union address at 8 p.m. Tuesday, experts expect Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to criticize Biden’s policies while touting hers in Iowa as examples of successfully balancing the pandemic against individual freedoms.
The Clear Creek Amana schools bond referendum plan supports the district’s long-term goals to support neighborhood schools and avoid overcrowding. If approved, an elementary school will be built in Coralville.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The superintendent of Iowa's largest school district announced Monday he would resign in June after a decade-long tenure, which included a standoff with the state's conservative governor over coronavirus protections that led to his public reprimand.
Although Iowans purchased over 2 million gallons of vodka through the ABD in 2021, it’s unclear how much was produced in Russia. Few brands imported to the U.S. are still produced in Russia.
Cedar Rapids fire investigators have determined a fire at Geneva Towers last week was started when smoking materials were left unattended too close to combustible materials.
Masks will no longer be required inside Iowa City facilities as of Tuesday but still will be available to visitors, the city announced Monday. North Liberty and Coralville have also ended their mask mandates.
Republicans tend to favor bigger, broader cuts, which they claim will turbocharge the economy. Democrats tend to favor more targeted tax cuts and credits aimed at middle-class or low-income people.
In a Feb. 15 news release, Sen. Joni Ernst criticized a federal harm reduction program, which would provide $30 million in grants funded by the American Rescue Plan to increase access to services and support to reduce drug overdoses and other public health challenges associated with drug use.
Homeschool students are invited to the Hurstville Interpretive Center on Friday to learn about the American bison with a naturalist through activities and animal artifacts. Registration is required by 48 hours in advance.
Buzz is a 2-year-old male dog available for adoption at the Cedar Valley Humane Society. He has a special $14 adoption fee.
A warm garden oasis that grows thousands of plants for Cedar Rapids’ public spaces at Noelridge Park each year is celebrating its 50th anniversary throughout 2022.
Johnson County supervisors voted 3-2 to stick with a “lottery” system in distributing $2 million in federal pandemic funds to low- and moderate-income residents, rather than prioritizing workers -- such as undocumented immigrants -- excluded from the stimulus payments received by most Americans in 2020 and 2021.
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