Iowa Guard Faces Budget Strains and Deployment Shifts
Col Ben Corell notes peacetime focus challenges as readiness demands remain high. Iowa Guard leaders say cuts will not drastically reduce forces, with many troops still deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Honduras for disaster relief and countering crime. Training shifts to simulators like EST 2000 cut costs and time while preserving skills for Humvee and MRAP scenarios.
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Iowa women rise in state leadership and national presence
The Catt Center notes a record 98 women in the 118th Congress after an election that produced a surge in female candidates. In Iowa, 60 percent of 55 female legislative hopefuls won, with two women, Sen. Pam Jochum and Rep. Linda Upmeyer, set to hold top leadership roles.
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City Carey considers new rules for digital billboards
The Development Committee proposed requiring special conditional use permits for new billboards and studied overlay districts for historic or scenic areas. A temporary moratorium may replace case-by-case reviews to reduce subjectivity, with eight second limits for digital messages and potential density-reducing cap-and-trade options.
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Cedar Rapids auto district nominees move forward amid demolitions
The State Nominations Review Committee will weigh Cedar Rapids auto district nominations February 8 as FEMA funds support the nomination prep. The area lost several historic buildings including Handler Motor Co. and Teena’s Furniture, with Firestone’s inclusion cited as key to automotive history.
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Second Avenue
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