Campaign practice questioned in Cedar Rapids schools
Cedar Rapids district faces possible ethics board action over a long standing rule that allowed candidates to place campaign literature in staff mailboxes. Superintendent Lew Finch proposes ending the practice to comply with state law and avoid hearings.
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Becky Stover
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board
Ken Childress
Burton Loupee
Ethics Board
Kay Williams
Williams
Childress
Loupee
Open meeting urged on Shaw death case in Iowa City
Former Iowa City police chief Harvey Miller calls on the City Council to open its February 1 session to the public to discuss the death of Eric Shaw. Shaw was fatally shot by officer Jeffrey Gillaspie during a disturbance call at Shaw's art studio on South Gilbert Street.
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Warete News
Iowa City
Eric Shaw
Harvey Miller
R. J. Winkelhake
Miller
Shaw
Linda Waite
Iowa
Citizens For Justice and Accountability
Linn County uses CSR tool to curb farmland development
Linn County officials deploy a computerized CSR system to rank land by corn suitability, guiding decisions on rural development. The map based approach weighs soil type and production potential, with CSR 65 as a typical development cutoff, while annexation limits persist for urban areas.
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Wette
Atairstiel
Iowa
Linn County
Mark Trumbauer
Department of Planning and Development
Lumir Dostal
Marion
Dostal
Trumbauer
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Johnson County
Rick Dvorak
Gazette
Marlene Lucas
Linn County Department of Planning and Development
GOP on steep learning curve for Iowa legislature
Republicans begin their two year control of the 77th Iowa General Assembly with 29 Senate seats and 54 House members. Leaders include Stewart Iverson and Mary Kramer in the Senate and Ron Corbett in the House. They plan limited aims to tax relief, spending controls, penal reforms, infrastructure upgrades, and welfare changes. The party faces a learning curve as new and experienced members adjust to leadership roles and internal factions.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
77Th
Iowa General Assembly
Terry Branstad
Senate
House
Chamber
Dows Farmer
Stewart Iverson
West Des Moines
Mary Kramer
Michael Gronstal
Council Bluffs
Cedar Rapids
Wally Horn
Ron Corbett
Brent Siegrist
David Schrader
Monroe
Congress
Branstad
Iowa
Corbett
Iverson
GOP
Siegrist
State legislators contact numbers at Capitol
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