Linn County preserves district based supervisor plan win
Linn County voters kept the district based representation for supervisors after a special election with fewer than 10,000 votes cast. More than 71 percent backed the current plan, while the other two options drew 15 and 13 percent. Youthful insight from Stacey Walker and Farm Bureau support highlighted the decision. The election results were reported by Mitchell Schmidt of The Gazette.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Stacey Walker
Board of Supervisors
Matt Price
Linn County Farm Bureau
Corbett attacks Reynolds budget handling in Cedar Rapids
Iowa gubernatorial candidate Ron Corbett challenged Gov. Kim Reynolds on the budget and warned she could face defeat like Big Debt Chet. Speaking at a Cedar Rapids luncheon, Corbett said fiscal steps rely on one time money from the rainy day fund to cover ongoing expenses. He campaigns for the 2018 Republican nomination.
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Liz Martin
the Gazette
Ron Corbett
Elmcrest Country Club
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Kim Reynolds
Chet
Corbett
Reynolds
Iowa House
Iowa medical cannabis business interest grows in state
Interest surges in establishing medical cannabis operations under Iowa's expanded law. The legislature broadened eligibility and permits up to two grow and processing firms and five retailers. About 50 inquiries have reached the Department of Public Health's medical cannabidiol office, with an RFP for manufacturers expected in October.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Public Health
Randy Mayer
Mayer
UI study shows drop in dangerous drinking among UI students
The University of Iowa plans to tighten at least two 2019 targets after meeting goals early. A 19 percent share drank on 10 or more days in the past 30, down from 29.9 percent in 2012, and high risk drinking fell from 64.1 percent to 50.5 percent in the past two weeks. The National College Health Assessment framework guided the study of 622 undergraduates.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
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Mitchell Schmidt
Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
Price
Ernst
Erin Murphy
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Higher Education
Vanessa Miller
Thegazette.com
Uiuriguus
Utes
Sity
Gaz
Pacucusus
Abby
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