Opportunity zones show value of intrastate cooperation
The Gazette endorses Gov. Reynolds in submitting 108 potential opportunity zones across 55 Iowa municipalities, with 62 tracts the state can forward. Eastern Iowa sites like downtown Cedar Rapids MedQuarter NewBo Kingston Village, Iowa City Procter & Gamble and Coralville districts are highlighted for growth and flood recovery.
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Donald Trump
Kim Reynolds
Iowa
Towa
U.S. Treasury Department
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Cedar Rapids
Downtown
MedQuarter
NewBo
Kingston Village
Iowa City
Procter & Gamble Factory
Coralville
Humanists of Linn County invite secular invocation in Iowa Senate
The Humanists of Linn County thank Sen Rob Hogg for the April 10 secular invocation in the Iowa Senate and Rep Liz Bennett and Art Staed for attending. They urge legislators to rely on evidence and reason, reflecting the group's mission of promoting secular education and critical thinking in Eastern Iowa. Marcia Swift Cedar Rapids outlines no till cover crops and nutrient management improving water quality on her farm. She explains cover crops hold soil, apply manure at precise rates, and avoid tillage, boosting soil health and water quality while inviting questions about farming practices.
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Linn County
Iowa
Rob Hogg
Iowa Senate
Liz Bennett
Art Staed
Iowa House
Academic fraud in education exposed by NAEP failures
Walter Williams argues NAEP results show deep gaps with only 37 percent of 12th graders reading proficiently and 25 percent proficient in math. He notes high school diplomas often signal attendance, not achievement, and highlights college remediation and selective majors as part of the system.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Steyer campaign targets Iowa with impeachment push
Hedge fund billionaire Tom Steyer launches his Need to Impeach road show in Iowa with a May 10 Cedar Rapids town hall and $40 million in ads to pressure Democrats like Rep. Dave Loebsack on impeaching President Trump. The piece urges caution, arguing impeachment has high constitutional hurdles and could backfire politically in a swing state.
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California
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Donald Trump
Congress
U.S
Dave Loebsack
House
Robert Mueller
Trump
Mueller
Loebsack
Senate
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