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SIGN THAT BILL: Gov. Terry Branstad said last week he’s unsure if he’ll sign a bill to allow limited use …
REAP RECORD: The recently adjourned Iowa Legislature broke through years of underfunding a commitment to the Resource Enhancement and Protection …
Backers of the $11 million Prospect Meadows ball fields project at the intersection of Highway 13 and County Home Road …
The news coming after the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission turned down Cedar Rapids’ casino license bid last month has …
For far too long, veterans returning from what was probably our nation’s most politically divisive war since the Civil War …
Members of the Iowa State University VEISHEA Task Force will meet with area business owners and residents for the first …
LIBRARY HONORED: The University of Iowa Libraries is a Library of the Year, one of four nationwide named by the …
TRAGIC LOSSES : Barely five months into the job, the city of Cedar Rapids’ new community development director died suddenly …
As Gazette staffers quickly learned in the wake of an investigative report describing how the University of Iowa Hospitals and …
It’s time to fix or toss the state’s do-not-hire list. Thanks to the reporting of the Associated Press and other …
Rotarians marked their 100th anniversary in Cedar Rapids last weekend. We snagged some time with keynote speaker John Hewco, secretary-general …
Heading into what many political leaders expect will likely be the final week of the state legislative session, several notable …
BRIDGE PROBLEM: A new analysis of federal transportation data by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association finds that Iowa …
CHECKOFF FOR THE HUNGRY : The Legislature last week sent a bill to the governor that would replace a $1 …
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