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Grilled cheese prevailed in Iowa City this week. City staff members put forth a proposal to end licensing of downtown …
Want to help fight hunger and food insecurity in Iowa? There’s a day set aside for that, and it happens …
Iowans are getting a lesson on the art of the flip-flop. U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand last week announced her plans …
Between the holidays and start of the Legislative session, you may have missed news that another county jail in Iowa …
Iowa City is pondering the value of public art. Some local organizers complain the city government has underfunded its public …
As U.S. Rep. Steve King roasted over the flames of public condemnation this past week for the latest un-hooding of …
Residents of Iowa City continue to protest the installation of new benches on the Ped Mall, which they believe were …
The crusade to restart the Cold War got another boost this month. A New York Times story recently revealed that …
Iowa’s secretary of state has handed Iowans a late and wholly unintentional holiday gift. Nonetheless, it shouldn’t be squandered. Amending …
The gaming industry has a demographics problem, and the casino lobby’s efforts to expand may prove counterproductive. State policymakers in …
There’s going to be a lot of talk at the Statehouse during the 2019 session about building the state’s workforce, …
It looks like U.S. Rep. Steve King may finally have a formidable challenger. Some of King’s critics are underwhelmed at …
Craft beer has fallen victim to the ongoing federal shutdown. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau – the …
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