Trial reset for man accused in two C R murders
Travis Standlee faces first degree murder charges in the September stranglings of Raymond Ursino and Sharon Mead in Cedar Rapids. The trial for Ursino’s death is set for May 31 in Linn County District Court, with Mead’s trial slated for August 22. If convicted on both charges, he faces two life sentences.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
Travis Standlee
Raymond Ursino
Standlee
Ursino
Sharon Mead
Coe College
Mead
Des Moines
Linn County
Jerry Vander Sanden
Vander Sanden
Wayne Jerman
Prospect Meadows bill faces fate in Branstad hands
Cedar Rapids recognizes a trimmed sales tax rebate plan to aid Prospect Meadows. The bill would provide up to 2.5 million over a decade for tickets concessions and souvenirs tied to a 17 field baseball and softball complex near Marion, with a five million overall cap and a 10 year spread per facility. Supporters push for passage as Roeder notes momentum and sustainability could unlock other dominoes.
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Cedar Rapids
Prospect Meadows
Terry Branstad
Marion
House
Senate
Iowa
Jack Roeder
Roeder
Prospect Meadows aims to raise 14 million for new complex
Prospect Meadows has raised over 8 million of its 14 million goal from private and public sources including Linn County Marion and Cedar Rapids governments. The project seeks a 2.8 million grant from the CA T committee a 500 thousand Great Places grant and a USDA loan to spur economic growth. Perfect Game USA would sign a 15 year memo to bring 1000 teams and about 60000 visitors annually while the site would include a miracle field for developmentally disabled players.
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Prospect Meadows
Linn County
Marion
Cedar Rapids
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Roeder
Perfect Game USA
Fireworks bill fizzles in Iowa Senate
Iowa Senate committee shelves a proposal to legalize home fireworks for Fourth of July and New Year’s Eve. Sen. Bill Dotzler says there is insufficient votes to advance the bill and the measure is considered dead for this session. Urban rural split persists with rural lawmakers more supportive and urban opponents. House had passed a broader bill last year, but senators blocked this effort.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bill Dotzler
Waterloo
Dotzler
American Pyrotechnics Association
Senate Democrats
House
Matt Windschitl
Missouri Valley
Senate
Windschitl
Capitol
Erin.murphy
Lee
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Thegazette.com
Erin Murphy
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
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