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The city of Cedar Rapids’ use of a ‘community benefit” standard to justify providing tax breaks beyond its standard incentives …
Spectator safety at sporting events seems to be a recurring concern in the public consciousness. Every so often, reports of …
Local government and nonprofit leaders have a promising and creative idea for confronting disturbances in downtown Cedar Rapids. This week, …
Gov. Kim Reynolds dealt a devastating setback last week to patients living with difficult-to-treat illnesses. The governor vetoed House File …
Last week, the Cedar Rapids City Council voted to authorize the Police Department’s plan to purchase a 2019 Lenco BearCat …
The Cedar Rapids community was shaken last weekend by yet another senseless tragedy. Two 18-year-olds were shot and killed in …
Gov. Kim Reynolds put her veto pen to good use this week. On Wednesday, Reynolds signed a $584 million funding …
This week Cedar Rapids joined the bike share revolution, and it was a welcome sight. Discussed by city and business …
In Iowa, and throughout the nation, we profess how much we respect and value parents, especially mothers. But have those …
It’s been more than a year since Chuck Gipp retired from his post as director of the Iowa Department of …
During a visit to Iowa last week, one of the top contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination unveiled an ambitious …
The superintendent of the Cedar Rapids Community School District will leave for another job after just four years with the …
Among all the problems spawned by handing Iowa’s Medicaid program over to private managed care, the denial of services to …
Faced with slow population growth, many membership organizations rooted in rural communities are seeking to diversify their reach, both in …
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