Seven 2024 GOP presidential candidates took the stage at Hawkeye Downs
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Seven 2024 GOP presidential candidates took the stage at Hawkeye Downs
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson fiddled on her violin with a four-piece band, playing a series of country tunes as attendees piled coleslaw, baked beans and pulled pork onto paper plates, while a slate of Republican presidential candidates worked the room at Hinson’s annual BBQ Bash political fundraiser in Cedar Rapids Sunday.
One person was injured Saturday in what appeared to be a targeted shooting at Hannah Park in Marion.
Reserve peace officers are certified law enforcement officers who work with agencies on a part-time, often volunteer basis, to supplement the full-time police force.
Learn more about the school board seats on the ballot in Cedar Rapids, College Community, Linn-Mar, Iowa City and Clear Creek Amana.
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Iowa judges recently have sided with open government advocates trying to gain access to public records and attend public meetings — with the latest ruling requiring the state to pay $135,000 in legal fees for three media organizations denied records by Gov. Kim Reynolds. But advocates want to see more penalties to discourage secrecy.
The regional director for a statewide child care referral program says recent changes at the state level have helped, but more work remains to make child care affordable and accessible to more Iowans
Library restrictions in an Iowa law passed this year are causing headaches for school librarians and administrators as they prepare for the new school year, and many have said they want to see more guidance from the state to clear up uncertainties. But one Republican lawmaker who supported the bill said, “It could not be more clear.”
Floodplain forests play a pivotal role in the Mississippi River ecosystem – creating wildlife habitat, improving water quality, storing carbon and slowing flooding. But they’re disappearing faster as high water from longer-lasting floods soaks the trees more than they can stand. With funding available, the challenge is finding the right solution before things get much worse.
The North Liberty Youth Council, which began meeting in October 2022, wrapped up its first term and is looking at what’s next.
Along with its role as a hobby for community members, a focal point of the Cedar Rapids community gardens has been providing access to diverse, culturally specific foods.
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