Boaters can accidentally transfer aquatic invasive plants and creatures between water bodies.
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Boaters can accidentally transfer aquatic invasive plants and creatures between water bodies.
An Iowa judge has blocked the state from attempting to prevent election officials from offering non-English voting materials to the public. A 15-year-old injunction barred the Iowa Secretary of State from providing voter registration forms in any language other than English.
Incoming Benton schools Superintendent James Bieschke said there are “no plans” to go back to voters with another bond referendum after residents opposed a bond proposal last year. He said district officials are reevaluating the needs of the schools and community and looking at different funding avenues.
Donald Trump will speak at 1 p.m. July 7 at the MidAmerica Center in Council Bluffs.
Riders will no longer need a bus pass or pocket change to hop aboard an Iowa City bus. For anyone who has considered using Iowa City Transit, the city says now is a great time to try.
To make up for missed deadlines and late data from the state, Iowa Auditor Rob Sand this week had his office for the first time push out “single audit reports” for each of Iowa’s public universities to spare them from threats to federal funding and certifications that require annual financial reporting.
Traffic cameras at two intersections in Marion will be installed and ready to go live for a 30-day warning period starting sometime next week, according to Marion Police Chief Mike Kitsmiller.
The Gazette will be answering reader inquiries about the smoky conditions and what they mean for Iowa.
Steve Emerson, the prolific local developer who’s fueled the redevelopment of many downtown Cedar Rapids properties, closed Thursday on the purchase of the former Guaranty Bank property -- taking on redevelopment of key downtown Cedar Rapids site.
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that colleges and universities must stop considering race in admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.
“While American farmers and ranchers have been responding to the demand to produce more, their communities have struggled to see their share of the benefits,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said.
The Marion Water Department recently set a new record for the amount of water pumped in May, with nearly 111 million gallons. The last time May’s record for water use broke was in 2012, with over 108 million gallons of water.
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