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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 2014
Page
1
A water obstacle course and a human carwash replaced the annual Run the Flood in Cedar Rapids. The event drew participants curious about a wacky race day as spectators watched the new format unfold across city streets and parks.
The 1884 Iowa City riot saw about two hundred people clash as two brewery owners faced charges under a new ban on alcohol. Guns fired, a rope claimed, an attorney was tarred, and a woman narrowly stopped further bloodshed in a trial that became known as the Iowa City beer riots, recounted by Vernon Trollinger in Haunted Iowa City.
IowaWatch reporter Lauren Mills notes that proposed tightened payday loan regulations fail to advance in the Iowa Statehouse, with lawmakers deadlocked and no clear path to passage. The piece highlights the political stalemate and the position of advocates on the issue.
Brian Curtis took a payday loan at 19 and spent more than a decade paying high interest. Now 37 and in Davenport he carries about $5,000 debt from loans for a $1,500 car repair in Florida and a deposit in Missouri. He calls the practice a trap.
The Iowa Board of Regents subcommittee TIER overseeing a systemwide transparency review has met privately and not announced meeting details. Officials say the group is not legally required to disclose, while an amendment to open records statutes could change that. FOI Council seeks clarity on advisory committees.
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