Cedar Rapids mayor tests policy support via live audience poll
Cedar Rapids Mayor Corbett fielded audience questions after a League of Women Voters event. Instant results showed strong backing for traffic cameras on I 380, solid but narrower support for a casino license, and broad approval of ongoing city beautification and infill efforts amid flood recovery progress and the Paying for Progress program.
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League of Women Voters
Linn County
Corbett
Cedar Rapids
Department of Transportation
Interstate 380
Iowa
National Civic League
Tragedy Near College Community Schools Deaths Leave Mystery
Two College Community School employees, Sherry and Mitchell Haferbecker, are dead from gunshot wounds in a residence linked to a homicide suicide. A therapy dog was injured but another remains safe as counseling crews support staff and students. Police noted administrative leave for Mitchell and no current weapon permit.
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Jerman
CRPD
College Community
Sherry Haferbecker
Mitchell Haferbecker
Haferbecker
Steve Doser
College Community Communications
Haferbeckers
Buelow
Sherry
Linn County Sheriffs Office
Linn County
Brian Gardner
Doser
Mitchell
Prairie Heights
Prairie Hill
Primos
Hermiston
Thegazette
Gas tax boosts area road work Cedar Rapids Iowa City
The 10 cent per gallon gas tax increase starts Sunday, yielding about 200 million dollars annually for road use. DOT will allocate roughly 47.5 percent to primary highways, 32.5 percent to counties, and 20 percent to cities with funds flowing in April for backlogged maintenance and ongoing projects in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Linn County, Coralville, Marion, and Eastern Iowa. Local impacts include Cedar Rapids adding 2 to 2.5 million annually, Iowa City about 1.1 million, and Linn County accelerating bridge rehabilitation and overlay work.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa
Stuart Anderson
Iowa Dot
Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Ron Knoche
Dave Elgin
Elgin
Linn County
Steve Gannon
Coralville
First Avenue
Coral Ridge Avenue
Eighth
Ninth
10Th Avenues
Fifth Street
Marion
Seventh Avenue
Lon Pluckhahn
DOT
Collins Road
Linn
Benton Counties
Johnson Counties
Iowa approves first fuel tax hike since 1989 for roads
The split Legislature passed a bipartisan transportation funding bill boosting the state fuel tax by a dime and aircraft fuel by 2 cents. The measure, approved 28-21 in the Senate and 53-46 in the House, aims to raise about $204 million in fiscal 2016 to address road and bridge needs and expand bond limits for upgrades. Governor Branstad credited leaders for bipartisan work and noted a Sunday start date will send extra funds to the road use tax fund for four months.
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Senate
House
Branstad
Towa
Tiowa
State Transportation Commission
Department of Transportation
Paul Trombino
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