Immigration bill advances amid testimony on law enforcement
Iowa lawmakers tabled debate as Rep Skyler Wheeler pushed a bill on immigration amid opposition from immigrant rights advocates. Testimony featured Sarah Root and Mollie Tibbetts in reference to crimes by undocumented immigrants and concerns that local police would enforce ICE detainers. Opponents warned of discrimination and eroded trust between communities and law enforcement.
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Skyler Wheeler
Hull
Rick Olson
Des Moines
Wheeler
Sarah Root
Mollie Tibbetts
Maria Gonzalez
Marshalltown
Iowa
Gonzalez
Patricia Ritchie
Carroll
Ritchie
Michael Tupper
Tupper
Tom Palmer
Oskaloosa
U.S
Palmer
Winneshiek County
Dan Marx
Marx
Kim Reynolds
Brenna Bird
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Bird
Iowa bill seeks to define sex as male or female across government data
A proposed bill would mandate state and local data collection classify individuals strictly as male or female, require birth certificates to note sex at birth and to record it when a birth sex is changed, and state that separate accommodations are not inherently unequal. Holt was unavailable for comment after the bill’s Thursday filing as activists warn it could erase protections for trans Iowans and prompt new civil rights concerns.
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Holt
Donald Trump
U.S
Iowa
Becky Taylor
Iowa Safe Schools
Cedar Rapids Casino Groundbreaking Amid Tax Incentive Debate
Cedar Rapids developers held a February groundbreaking for a 275 million Cedar Crossing Casino and Entertainment Center after the Gaming Commission issued a license. The project faces Senate Study Bill 1159 to bar tax increment financing for new gambling facilities, while officials note potential impacts on urban renewal funded flood walls and street projects. Sen. Webster defends the bill as curbing gambling expansion, with mixed views from other lawmakers and city officials.
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Cedar Rapids
Racing and Gaming Commission
Iowa
Legislative Services Agency
Senate
R.G. Schwarm
Cedar River
Grant
The
Gazette
Scott Webster
Bettendorf
Webster
Dawn Driscoll
Williamsburg
Driscoll’s
Janice Weiner
Iowa City
Weiner
Iowa House
Iowa Senate
Man arrested after 11 hour Cedar Rapids standoff with police
A 49 year old Grimes man Christopher Kern was taken into custody after an 11 hour standoff and gunfire with Cedar Rapids police at the Chelsea Apartments. Kern faces multiple counts including attempted murder of a police officer and weapons charges. No officers were hurt.
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Cedar Rapids
Polk County
Christopher Kern
Grimes
Chelsea Apartments
525 Water Way
Kern
Glen Alba Laxamann
Chelsea
Laxamana
Laxamann
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations
Linn County Attorney’s Office
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Thegazette
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Barton
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Emily Andersen
the Gazette
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Christopher M. Kern
Glen Laxaman
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