Campaign kicks off with $250000 gift for Cedar Rapids library
Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation launches Inspiring Big Dreams capital campaign to raise 10 million for a new west side library replacing the former Target site at 3750 Williams Blvd SW. The kickoff at Ladd Library drew about 50 community members and officials.
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Westside
Cedar Rapids Public Library
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Cedar Rapids
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the Gazette
Edar Rapids
Stephanie Hall
Williams Blvd
Ladd
Iowa lawmakers weigh removing gender from civil rights act
House File 2082 would strike gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act and add gender dysphoria as a disability. The measure, backed by Republican Jeff Shipley, faces opposition from LGBTQ groups who call it hateful and harmful to transgender people.
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Des Moines
Iowa Capitol
Iowa
Jeff Shipley
Birmingham
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American Psychiatric Association
Keenan Crow
One Iowa
Iowa lawmakers push rail defect detector bill along branch lines
Senate File 512 would require railroads to install at least one sensor every 15 miles on branch lines to detect axle or brake defects and alert crews. Violations face fines from $500 to $5,000 per crossing, escalating to $5,000 to $10,000 for repeated failures. The measure follows the Ohio derailment and protests over increased Eastern Iowa traffic after the Canadian Pacific Kansas City merger.
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United States
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