Spending on policing with traffic camera funds urged
The Gazette editorial backs Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman proposal to spend unpaid automated traffic camera revenue on proactive policing. Funds would pay for cameras in Greene Square and Redmond parks, downtown areas, a school resource officer at Metro High, portable barriers, and bollards. The editorial urges transparency on camera use, data storage, outage policies, and public access to investigations, noting MCA and GATSO allocations and calling for a holiday collections pause.
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Cedar Rapids
Wayne Jerman
Jerman
Greene Square
Redmond
Metro High School
Municipal Collections of America
MCA
GATSO
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Critics clash over Iowa energy law and Gaza opinion piece
A May 15 column by Doug Kopp blasts Senate File 2311, arguing it raises utility costs and harms energy jobs and the environment, while criticizing Republican lawmakers and urging voter action. The May 21 Gazette feature by David Harsanyi on Gaza is labeled propaganda, with debate over Nakba and Israel’s policies and anti Semitism. Ed Flaherty notes concerns in Iowa City.
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Allianz Energy
Iowa Energy Company
Upton Sinclair
Senate
Iowa Utilities Board
Terry Branstad
Iowa
David Harsanyi
Insight
Gaza
Harsanyi
Israel
Edly
Khown
West Bank
Ed Flaherty
Iowa City
Outdoor recreation bets on healthy enviroments for jobs and earnings
Froma Harrop argues weak environmental policy harms outdoor recreation, a $374 billion sector in 2016, citing U S commerce secretary Wilbur Ross and impacts on fishing, boating, hunting, and tourism. She notes EPA budget cuts, public lands policy, Bears Ears opposition, offshore drilling alarms, and a 1.6 million fisheries workforce generating $208 billion in sales.
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U.S. Commerce
Wilbur Ross
Trump
Environmental Protection Agency
Utah
Bears Ears
Grand Staircase- Escalante National Monuments
Denver
Salt Lake City
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington State
Maine
U.S
Party platforms skew, Libertarians set concise goals
Gov Kim Reynolds says platforms are guidelines not strict rules for candidates. Republicans and Democrats weigh new platforms at state conventions, with critics calling them conflict filled and nearly unreadable. The Libertarian platform remains brief, outlining core values and six public objectives. Delegates face a long Saturday of political theater and debate.
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Kim Reynolds
Reynolds
GOP
Donald Trump
Chuck Grassley
Terry Branstad
Robert D. Ray
Libertarian Party
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