Cedar Rapids board approves eight elementary school closures
The Cedar Rapids school board voted unanimously to advance a facilities master plan calling for eight elementary schools to close over the next two decades. Public comments were largely against the plan with petitions signed by more than 600 residents urging delay.
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Iowa City Al Team Up On Sustaining Iowa River Corridor
Iowa City and state agencies partner to create a long term plan for conserving the Iowa River corridor. The initiative targets flood control, habitat restoration, and public access while coordinating funding and community input.
City Advances Plan to Sustain Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
University of Iowa graduate course assists Iowa City and the US in redesigning the 152 acre Terry Trueblood Recreation Area along the Iowa River. The effort is part of a Climate for Change theme semester that gathers ideas from students staff merchants and residents to balance present needs with future sustainability. The Iowa City Council recently passed a resolution to join the national program.
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Iowa House to debate water quality bill stirs party clash
The Iowa House plans to take up Senate File 512 on water quality funding, testing intra party support as Speaker Linda Upmeyer confirms the debate. Gov. Reynolds says progress is being made, while optimism varies among Republican leaders about passage in the 2018 session.
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Moderates Create Path to End Government Shutdown
A bipartisan/moderate Common Sense Caucus of about 30 senators forged a deal to fund the government through February 8 and reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program for six years. President Trump supported the accord and pledged to tackle immigration, while lawmakers aim to sustain the centrist bloc to ease future stalemates.
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