Following vocal criticism of an initial revision to Iowa’s science education standards that stripped away phrases like “climate change” and “biological evolution” from what students should learn throughout their K-12 education, a second draft has returned references to those terms.
Susie Meade will be shared between the Cedar Rapids-based agency and Heartland AEA in Johnston
The Iowa City Council this week narrowly adopted the city’s 2026 fiscal budget, with three of the seven council members dissenting after a failed motion to reduce planned spending for the police department.
Legislation adding new requirements to Iowa's open records laws was amended in the Iowa Senate on Thursday to bar the public from accessing Iowa Capitol security camera footage.
Also in the Capitol Notebook: Iowa House amends, sends prenatal education requirement back to the Iowa Senate
The proposal, which would abolish a board formed in Cedar Rapids after Black Lives Matter protests, needs only Gov. Kim Reynolds’ signature to become law.
City bought lot at 21 S. Linn St. for $4.5 million in 2023
Also, campaign fundraising reports for the first three months of the year show Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks raised $1 million in preparation for a re-election bid.
The Iowa City Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding information related to the fatal shooting of an Iowa City woman in December.
The Clear Creek Amana Community School District has hired a new superintendent after former leader Corey Seymour stepped down in February to take a personal leave of absence.
A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he drowned his dog in a bathtub.
How the video was cut, leaving out the e-cigarette and only showing Marc Muklewicz blowing out smoke, implied to some that he was using drugs during class, Muklewicz said.
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