Council candidates push affordable housing and land trusts
DeGraw highlights Riverfront Crossings as an example of new development and backs exploring community land trusts to boost affordable housing. Nusser and Nasser urge expanded housing stock with nonprofit support and detox beds, while Weilein favors permanent supported housing and inclusive zoning.
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DeGraw
Community Land Trusts
Empyrean Press
Iowa City
Historic Preservation Commission
Nusser
Community and Family Resources
Successful Living
Nasser
Market
Linn Streets
Weilein
Laura Bergus
Jon Green
Mandi Remington
United States
Public Space One
Iowa City Tenants Union
Linn County crime trends show 18 charges in 2024 10 murder trials set
Linn County Attorney Maybanks reports 18 charges in 2024 after a police sting, with 37 sex abuse charges avoided over two years. Felonies fell from 974 in 2022 to 890 in 2024 while misdemeanors rose to 3,002. Prosecutors secured seven guilty verdicts and three guilty pleas in 10 high profile homicide cases, including several local defendants such as Kazius Childress and Brannon Johnson, amid ongoing caseload pressures and requests for budgeted staff additions.
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Maybanks
Cedar Rapids
Cordal Lewis
Jen Erger
Childress
Brannon Johnson
Jorge Maldonado-Vasquez
Linn County
Monica Slaughter
Alex Anderson
Slaughter
Curtis Padgett
Dennis First
Molly Edwards
Erger
Kazius Childress
Karen Johnson
McKinley Louisma
Hiawatha
Melody Hoffman
Tor
Linn County Board of Supervisors
American Bar Association
Linn County Attorney's Office
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