Ongoing discussions between state lawmakers and City of Cedar Rapids officials have kept a possible ‘Right to Assistance” bill in …
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Ongoing discussions between state lawmakers and City of Cedar Rapids officials have kept a possible ‘Right to Assistance” bill in …
Politics watchers are still debating the merits of Hillary Clinton’s first trip to Iowa as a presidential candidate in 2016. …
When individuals on opposite ends of the political spectrum take aim at the same issue, something is clearly amiss. Iowa …
HOMERS: WHAT’S GOING RIGHT BODY CAMERAS: Iowa City police soon will be equipped with body cameras, and the price tag …
In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt stood before Congress and discussed ‘the unwholesome tendency” of people to move out of rural …
Lawmakers missed an opportunity last week to revise Iowa’s invasion of privacy law and subject ‘peeping Toms” to tougher penalties. …
While there is no lack of conversation in and around the Corridor on collaborative opportunities and joint ventures, it’s rare …
More than two months ago, we called on legislators to engage in a realistic school funding debate. Last week, we …
The long road to a final Cedar Rapids flood protection plan is nearing its destination. After a series of public …
Iowa’s current rules for administering potentially lifesaving epinephrine injections to students suffering from allergic reactions are out of sync with …
The ever-shifting makeup of dangerous synthetic drugs, sold and marketed under names such K2, bath salts and spice, has been …
Last week, the school funding impasse took another ugly turn, with Democratic and Republican leaders accusing each other of playing …
Feeling safe in your own home and neighborhood is a critical quality-of-life issue – especially for those who are victims …
In 2013, when the Iowa Department of Transportation wrote new rules governing the use of automated traffic enforcement cameras, we …
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