Downtown Cedar Rapids seeks revival with 70 recommendations
The Cedar Rapids plan from Progressive Urban Management Associates envisions a diverse mixed use downtown with housing, shopping, and entertainment. It calls for better transit to NewBo, more events, park and festival space on May's Island, and addressing homelessness while flood protection is completed.
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Second Avenue Bridge
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Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance
Dale Todd
Community Health Workers Urged to Boost Iowa Care
Tom urges support for a bill to expand reimbursement for community health workers under Medicare and Medicaid in Iowa. He cites studies showing a 2.47 return per dollar invested and underscores benefits for rural and underserved communities while noting current funding gaps. He names Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst as supporters.
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Nebraska virtues shine in Munger and Sasse obituaries
Froma Harrop notes Charlie Munger and Ben Sasse as Nebraska icons who personify the state’s mix of pragmatic finance leadership and independent politics. Buffett and Munger shaped Berkshire Hathaway in Omaha while Sasse challenged party orthodoxy, reflecting Nebraska’s unique political culture.
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Vier
Charlie
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Biden
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GOP
Sasse
Iowa Trust Fund Polls and Water Quality Crisis
Samantha Szymanowski argues Iowa must fund the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund to improve water quality. Voluntary Izaak Walton League sampling shows two thirds of streams in poor or fair condition, with algae blooms and health concerns. She cites a 2010 constitutional amendment and a 2020 Des Moines Register poll supporting sales tax funding, but notes the fund remains empty after 13 years.
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Iowa
Izaak Walton League
Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund
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Des Moines Register
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Bruce Tinsley
Happy Hanukkah
Samantha Szymanowskhi
Samantha Szymanowski
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Gustavus Adolphus College
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