Cedar Rapids casino bill stalls competition in area
Lawmakers consider a bill that would bar new licenses until 2030 in some counties and prohibit licenses in others if they harm existing casinos. Cedar Crossing would rely on cannibalizing patrons from Riverside and Waterloo, while Cedar Rapids backers push for new funding for nonprofits and local projects.
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Isle Casino
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Riverside
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Cedar Rapids
Marquette Advisors
Minneapolis
Cedar Crossing
Riverside Golf & Casino
Meskwaki Bingo
The
Innovation Group of
New Orleans
Innovation Group
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance
Iowa State Building and Construction Trades Council
Ann Poe
Peninsula Pacific Entertainment
P2e
Cedar Crossing Casino & Entertainment Center
Linn County Gaming
Association
Anne Parmley
Linn County Gaming Association
Parmley
Frank Chiodo
Sami Scheetz
Scheetz
Commission declines to decide on Linn referendum petition
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission on Monday refused to determine if Linn County referendum language invalidates a Cedar Rapids casino license. Riverside Casino & Golf Resort argues the 2021 ballot wording allowed gambling without start. The panel 4-1 declined a declaratory order but will weigh the issue when licensing the Cedar Rapids casino next week.
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Scheetz
Aime Wichtendahl
D-Hiawatha
Linn County
Wichtendahl
Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Kaufmann
House
Riverside Casino & Golf
Riverside
Alan Ostergren
Iowa to revise science standards amid debate on evolution
The Iowa Department of Education outlines a five phase review for science standards, stressing state board adoption authority and district curriculum autonomy. Critics argue revisions soften evolution and climate change references, while officials defend language as accurate and consistent with other reforms.
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State Board of Education
Iowa
Jason Martin-Hiner
Towa
National Center For Science Education
National Center
Science Standards Review
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