Cedar Rapids school district leaders and the school board listened to their constituents. Rather than try again to pass a …
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Cedar Rapids school district leaders and the school board listened to their constituents. Rather than try again to pass a …
In 2018, the Iowa Legislature approved a bill mandating that local law enforcement agencies comply with federal immigration detainer requests. …
The U.S. Department of Defense has become a department in disarray as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces growing pressure to …
Last week, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed legislation requiring three Iowa counties that are home to state universities to elect county …
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ announcement last week that she will not run for re-election in 2026 came as a surprise …
There’s one guardrail left to slow or halt President Donald Trump’s attempts to change the country through executive orders. U.S. …
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is a federal office, as its name suggests, providing grants and other supports …
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Republicans who run the Iowa Legislature are contemplating sweeping changes to the state’s property tax system. Ways and Means Committee …
It used to be in-person town hall meetings between members of Congress and their constituents were part pf the job. …
Last month, the Cedar Rapids City Council approved a “micro-area action plan” with the goal of rejuvenating First Avenue East, …
It’s ironic state lawmakers are determined to use more and more state power to micromanage our public universities as the …
This week we learned the scope of an order from the Board of Regents to take down or scrub any …
The University of Iowa’s International Writing Program, according to the U.S. Department of State, no longer aligns with the “national …
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