Iowa City Refuses to Conflict With Trump Immigration Order
The article notes Iowa City’s stance amid President Trump’s immigration moves including border wall construction, expanded deportation powers, more detention facilities, and penalties for noncooperating jurisdictions. It highlights potential legal challenges and the ACLU warning against coercive federal action on state and local governments.
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Homeland Security
John Kelly
Donald Trump
Washington
Mexico
Congress
Trump
American Civil Liberties Union
It Martin/The Gazette
Melyssa Jo Kelly
Aileen Chang-Matus
Cedar Rapids
First Avenue East
Linn County Supervisors weigh three voting plans for three-seat change
Linn County considers reducing the board from five to three members and choosing among three voting methods. Auditor Joel Miller warns a new plan could aid his own potential supervisor bid and suggests avoiding a costly special election. petition organizer Kevin Kula says he’ll pause the drive if the board acts.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Joel Miller
Linn
Miller
Kevin Kula
Coggan
Iowa Legislature moves on traffic camera ban bill
Public safety officials failed to curb lawmakers push for a statewide prohibition on automated traffic enforcement. Senate File 3 would ban placement and use of cameras for speed and red light enforcement nationwide, with some colleagues seeking limited exceptions.
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Des Moines
Senate
Rich Taylor
Mount Pleasant
Open Government faces deep budget cut at Iowa transparency board
Interim director Margaret Johnson warns against major cuts as a Republican budget proposal would trim 75 000 over five months from the Iowa Public Information Board, reducing 22 percent of its annual budget and 40 percent of expenses through June 30. The nine member panel enforces Open Records and Open Meetings laws and handled 875 cases in 2016.
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Iowa Public Information Board
Margaret Johnson
Iowa
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Linn County Supervisors
Mitchell Schmidt
the Gazette
Rod Boshart
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Government Transparency Board
Iy Erin Jordan
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