Eminent domain and CO2 bills push for quick vote in Iowa House
Bonnie Ewoldt in a guest column argues for swift action on eminent domain and CO2 pipeline bills HF 144 HF 2664, contrasting with slow House passage for related measures. She notes six introduced bills HF 237 to HF 242, urging bipartisanship, fair hearings, and floor debate to protect private property rights amid Summit Carbon Solutions permit proceedings.
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Iowa House
Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission
Senate
House
Capitol
Iowa Utilities Commission
Iowa
Summit Carbon Solutions
IUC
Coalition of
Representatives
Office of Consumer Advocate
IOC
Pat Grassley
Bonnie Ewoldt
Milford
Crawford County
Community Letter Questions Pop-Up Metro on CRANDIC line
A local writer recalls CRANDIC freight history from Iowa City to Cedar Rapids before 1985 and notes current service to Centro in North Liberty. The letter argues Pop-Up Metro could disrupt a twice weekly switch job and urges COs to demand more detail from CRANDIC.
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Metro
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Milwaukee Road
Amanas
Amana
Centro
North Liberty
Swisher
Coralville
Trump attacks diversity as Black History Month mocks itself
Leonard Greene questions Trump’s stance on Black History Month while noting federal moves to end recognition of identity months. He recalls Black history origins from Negro History Week to Black History Month, and cites Woodson, Douglass, Tubman, Sowell, Clarence Thomas, and Tiger Woods as examples of Black achievement.
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Trump
America
Donald Trump
Frederick Douglass
Harriett Tubman
Thomas Sowell
Supreme Court
Clarence Thomas
Tiger Woods
Department of Defense
Carter G. Woodson
Abraham Lincoln
Gerald Ford
Woodson
National Park Service
Iowa AG Bird pushes birthright citizenship challenge
The piece argues Attorney General Brenna Bird leads a group of 18 red state attorneys general seeking to end birthright citizenship for babies born in the United States to undocumented immigrant parents. It frames the legal fight, cites the 14th Amendment, opposing views, and notes the federal judge's hold. It contrasts immigration data and citizenry debates with personal reflections.
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Bird
Iowa
United States
U.S
Trump
China
Donald Trump
Boston
America
Venezuela
World Health Organization
American Immigration Council
MIT
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Arene Amal Fe
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Mallard Fillmore
Bruce Tinsley
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