Views on keeping livestreams for state and local government
The Gazette Editorial urges permanent remote access to open meetings after COVID-19. It highlights Iowa Legislature livestreams expanding to committee hearings and urges both chambers to allow remote public comments next year. It notes Cedar Rapids and Iowa City already stream meetings and calls for broader online access and public participation.
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Cedar Rapids
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Community Letters on Child Tax Credit and family aid
A reader notes the American Rescue Plan raises the Child Tax Credit to monthly payments up to 300 per child, comparing it to Britain's 1945 Family Allowance Act. They recall postwar hardship, crediting Democratic support and hoping families will feel relief when cash arrives in mid July.
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Winston Churchill
School choice urged as cure for national divisions in education
Star Parker argues that schooling should reflect parental values and call for nationwide parental choice in education. She frames debates over critical race theory, constitution instruction, and moral values as a clash of worldviews shaping America’s youth.
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Pew Research
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Joe Biden
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Christopher Rufe
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BRIDGE Act Would Preempt Local Broadband Powers
Chip Baltimore argues the BRIDGE Act's Section 15 would preempt Iowa and other states from restraining municipal broadband. He claims federal overreach raises taxes, stifles private competition, and undermines local control, citing Iowa law and TPA findings about government networks.
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Kim Reynolds
Iowa
TPA
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