The panel — moderated by Linn County Supervisor Sami Scheetz — will discuss how changes proposed under the federal reconciliation and tax bill could affect area residents with a special focus on potential cuts to SNAP and Medicaid.
Federal legislation signed into law in 2022 expanded VA health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances during their service. But while the PACT Act includes glioblastoma as a presumptive condition related to burn pit exposure, it’s not included for Agent Orange exposure.
A 23-year-old Cedar Rapids man pleaded to lesser charges for sexually abusing a girl since she was 6 years old. The abuse continued until she was 12 years old. He faces up to 22 years in prison.
A Tipton man was arrested this week on charges of vehicular homicide in relation to a fatal crash that happened in July 2024.
All three of Iowa’s public university presidents are getting pay raises this year — including a 9-percent bump for University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson, upping her annual base salary from $760,000 to $825,000.
A Marion man was arrested Wednesday in Cedar Rapids on multiple traffic related charges after police say he was clocked driving a motorcycle 177 mph on Highway 100 and Highway 30
Mexico Lindo Grill & Cantina has locations in West Branch, Iowa City, and North Liberty.
While police were on their way to the scene, dispatchers informed them the disturbance had escalated to a shooting, according to the release.
After eight years, Board of Regents Executive Director Mark Braun — who started 17 days before Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen was hired in 2017 — is planning to join her in retiring.
The North Liberty City Council will look to put a 1 percent local-option sales tax in front of voters this November, although city officials still are discussing exactly how the tax revenue would be used.
Iowa City schools Superintendent Matt Degner’s next three-year contract was unanimously approved Tuesday by the school board, extending the end of his contract to June 30, 2028.
The governor’s office announced Wednesday that Reynolds had signed or vetoed more than 20 bills.
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