Rising Iowa farmland values spark fears of a 1980s bubble
Federal officials warn of a potential farmland price bubble as Iowa State University reports a 15.9 percent rise in average good farmland value to 5064 per acre amid steady inflation adjusted gains since 2000. Bank leaders cautioned that high liquidity could fuel risky land investments.
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Midwest
Iowa State University
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Washington
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Sheila Bair
Washington County
Roger Escher
Escher
Sanctuary city drives show differing motives in Iowa City Cedar Rapids
The Gazette reports Iowa City activists seek official sanctuary status to allow undocumented residents to participate in the community without fear. In Cedar Rapids, Socialist Action organizer Marion Pierre-Antoine frames the movement as class struggle for universal citizenship. A candlelight vigil accompanied a council resolution to limit city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
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Cedar Rapids
James Q. Lynch
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Karla Stoltzfus Detweiler
Marion Pierre-Antoine
Pierre-Antoine
Socialist Action
Becky Malewitz
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Sanctuary City Committee
City
Freshmen lawmakers vow to oust four Iowa justices
Republican freshmen in Des Moines said they will impeach four Iowa Supreme Court justices who joined the 2009 ruling legalizing same sex marriage. Leader Kim Pearson of Pleasant Hill argues the justices overstepped authority by striking down a state law defining marriage as between one man and one woman.
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Iowa Supreme Court
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Pleasant Hill
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Bar owners eye private clubs in 1.6
Iowa City bar owners discuss private club options to bypass a 21 and older after 10 p.m. rule by letting BYOB patrons in through memberships. Some bars seek kitchen additions to qualify for exemptions while voters recently upheld the 21-only ordinance.
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Iowa City
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