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A new joint emergency communications center, scheduled to open this summer in Johnson County, is intended to strengthen communications among …
FIX IT: Last year, Iowa legislators never decided whether to couple Iowa’s tax rules with 2008 federal tax code changes, …
HEALTHY RATING: Men’s Journal, a national publication, in its February issue listed Iowa City as the healthiest town in the …
You can make the case that the structure of county government in Iowa must be changed. Finding political will to …
You can make the case that the structure of county government in Iowa must be changed. Finding political will to …
It wouldn’t be an official session of the Iowa Legislature without a gambling debate. And if Democrats, who run the …
Yes, it’s against the law for 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds to drink alcohol. It’s also a commonly made mistake for …
As national health care reform sputters in Congress, communities struggle to deal with cost and access issues. Some are doing …
Iowa brewers aren’t allowed to make beer with an alcohol content higher than 5 percent. Yet retail stores in Iowa …
There’s reason to question whether capping medical malpractice awards would help keep insurance costs in check. But that doesn’t mean …
RED TAPE: It’s been two years since a fire devastated downtown Maquoketa. Charred remains of a half block of buildings …
BEST NOTICED: An Iowa Senate committee last week rejected a proposal requiring government legal notices be posted on Internet sites …
Mayor Ron Corbett is trying to get better buyouts for owners of flood-damaged properties in Cedar Rapids. Others on the …
On the surface, it sounds appealing. Iowans for Tax Relief is pushing for legislation that would ban state agencies from …
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