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C.R. hotel once was described as ‘one of the two largest motor hotels in Iowa’
As Republican lawmakers advanced a bill that would repeal civil rights protections for transgender Iowans, demonstrators gathered Monday outside of a committee room and spilled into the Iowa Capitol rotunda in a raucous protest that led to two arrests
Also, Iowa Senate Republicans advanced legislation that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion positions and programs in local government
Under a proposed budget reviewed Monday, the City of Cedar Rapids would raise property taxes 19 cents per $1,000 of taxable valuation, or about $54 per year on a home valued at $200,000.
The Iowa City Fire Department has extended condolences to the loved ones of a 99-year-old woman who died after being struck by a fire engine Sunday morning.
One person was injured and one was arrested after a reported stabbing Monday in Cedar Rapids, according to a press release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
A Decorah High School teacher was arrested last week on charges that he had an inappropriate, sexual relationship with one of his students, according to Decorah police.
While hundreds of protesters chanted and yelled in the Iowa Capitol Rotunda Monday morning, House Republicans advanced legislation that would remove gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act in an unprecedented move to repeal civil rights protections for transgender Iowans that have been in place for nearly two decades.
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Also, Linn County supervisors elect new chair, vice chair ahead of resignation
Trump draws strong support from farm states. And many in Iowa endorse his stated goals for tariffs of encouraging the return of lost factory jobs, striking back against “unfair” trading partners and raising government revenue. But the prospect of a trade war sequel has farmers on edge.
With lobbyists for Iowa’s public universities lingering in an “undecided” state on the dozens of bills introduced this session angling to reshape higher education, the Board of Regents this week will consider creating a new “legislative committee” tasked with taking a position on pending legislation.
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