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Cedar Rapids, Iowa City libraries budget for the cost of digital material that is often far more expensive than print

Thousands of cyclists streamed Friday into their last overnight stop of Mount Pleasant as they neared the end of their 434-mile trek across the state in the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa -- the hilliest route in the event’s 51-year history.

Travis Weipert, a Democrat, has served as county auditor since 2013 and ran unopposed in the June primaries. The supervisors will appoint an interim for the remainder of his term.

Ruling: State rules cleared up vagueness in new law

The department previously disbanded because of “lack of support” and other concerns with members of the City Council.

Fourteen states currently have bans on abortion at all stages of pregnancy, with some exceptions; three ban it after about six weeks’ gestational age, before many women know they are pregnant, with a fourth such restriction, in Iowa, expected to take effect Monday.

Plus, questions surrounding the bill for Iowa’s private school funding program

Groups asking Iowa regulators to reconsider approval of project