Background checks questioned for after hours school visitors
The Gazette reports that after hours visitors and volunteers are exempt from background checks in the College Community and Cedar Rapids districts, with case by case review for some roles. KeepnTrack flags sex offender status for logged volunteers, while districts peer into past conduct on tips and public records.
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the Gazette
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Kathy Waychoff
College Community Schools
Cedar Rapids Community
Cedar Rapids
College Community
Marcia Hughes
KeepnTrack
Waychoff
Hughes
Steve Doser
College Community District
Cedar Rapids Considers Nuisance Ordinance Targeting Landlords
City officials seek to curb tenant related crime by linking nuisance labels to properties with repeated serious crimes health code violations junk vehicles and neglected yards The plan includes a new nuisance abatement coordinator and a shared violation database while critics argue landlords cannot control tenants and fear penalties for tenants deeds.
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Bill Roemerman
Cedar Rapids
Roemerman
Matt Stearns
ACLU
Iowa
Joe Lock
The
Affordable Housing Network Inc
Terry Bilsland
Wellington Heights
Todd
Davenport
Iowa City and Cedar Rapids residents face multiple charges
Public safety records list several individuals from Iowa City Cedar Rapids and Marion facing charges including forgery burglary and sex offender registry violations. Incidents include alleged home thefts car thefts at addresses in Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Marion with varied alleged stolen goods and dates from December to early January.
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Central City
Williams Blvd
Cedar Rapids
Gun policy debate grows after Newtown shootings
White House officials signal support for gun show background checks and high capacity clip limits while lawmakers on Capitol Hill discuss a broad gun violence response. NRA remains silent but expressed respect for victims as Congress contemplates an appropriate, constitutional action.
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Chuck Grassley
Biowa
Judiciary Committee
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