Starbucks and the union organizing its workers sued each other Wednesday in a standoff sparked by a social media post over the Israel-Hamas war.
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Starbucks and the union organizing its workers sued each other Wednesday in a standoff sparked by a social media post over the Israel-Hamas war.
9 candidates vie for four seats in the Cedar Rapids school board election
After state and local public officials in April reported safety and potential child labor violations at the mixed-use “Banjo Block” project downtown, the city this summer implemented new language in its standardized development agreement.
Iowa City Police have arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in an alley in early October.
Johnson County Extension will cut ties with Big Brothers Big Sisters — ending decades of sponsorship — after its insurer says it won’t provide coverage because of one-on-one mentoring that is part of Big Brothers Big Sisters.
The University of Iowa this week officially exited the “silent“ portion of a new fundraising campaign, aiming to generate more than $3 billion, by announcing that it already is halfway to that goal — which, if achieved, would top its last capital campaign record by more than $1 billion.
A former business manager of a local union was indicted for embezzling funds in 2020-21 to pay his vehicle loan and other expenses. His pretrial release was revoked this week. He will remain in jail until a bed at a halfway house is available.
The speakers noted the recent Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, which one Jewish leader said was reminiscent of 1940s Europe.
A Cedar Rapids man was convicted of sexually assaulting a child over the course of three months in 2020. His brother was convicted in August of sexually abusing same victim and a teen.
Cedar Rapids elementary school is scheduled to close, be demolished and a new school built on the property by fall 2025
Iowa U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks switched her vote for House speaker Wednesday, joining nearly two dozen Republicans who voted against Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio on his second try at clinching the position.
On Thursday, November 2nd, come to CSPS Arts Hall in Cedar Rapids to see what the Pints & Politics team has to share.
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