Cedar Rapids Narrows Flood Insurance Increase to Eight Percent
Cedar Rapids faced a 24 percent jump in flood insurance last fall after Hurricane Harvey Irma and Maria driven rate hikes. TrueNorth fought to reduce the renewal to under 10 percent, securing an 8 percent increase and a $1.4 million one year policy covering Dec 1 2017 to Dec 1 2018 with $100 million in excess flood protection.
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Open house to update Cedar Rapids flood-control plans
A public open house Thursday invites residents to review flood control initiatives in Cedar Rapids. Plans for the New Bohemia District Masaryk Park include relocating and highlighting monuments previously at Masaryk Park near the Sinclair levee.
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Cedar Rapids Open House on Flood Plan Updates
The City of Cedar Rapids invites the public to an open house to discuss updates to flood-control plans. The session runs 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. January 25 at the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library, 1400 Inspiration Place SW. Presentations are scheduled for 4:45 and 5:45 p.m.
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House Passes Short-Term Spending Measure In Washington
The House approved a four-week funding extension with GOP votes aided by President Trump, but Senate Democrats blocked the plan over immigration and spending priorities. Nine Democrats who backed a December measure reversed, joining others to deny the 60 votes needed to advance, signaling a looming federal shutdown as McConnell accused Democrats of blocking essential services.
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Judge probes UI on BLinC deregistration and policy use
A federal judge questioned University of Iowa attorneys about whether the school applied its human rights policy equally after deregistering Business Leaders in Christ BLinC for barring an openly gay student. Judge Stephanie Rose pressed for steps to ensure fairness across all groups during a hearing over a temporary injunction BLinC seeks to participate in a campus recruitment fair.
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