City debates disaster funding for Cedar Rapids hydroelectric plant
The three year saga over disaster payments for Cedar Rapids hydroelectric plant continues as FEMA's inspector general rejected funding, citing non operational status and lack of repair plans. City officials note consultants and options studied, while the parking ramp project looms as the funding target.
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O’hern
FEMA
OIG
Washington
D.C
Fed
Tariq Baloch
Cedar Rapids
First Street
Cedar River
Hershner
Eastern Iowa leads in housing growth despite statewide slowdown
Iowa ranks 25th nationally in housing unit growth from 2010 to 2012 with a .7 percent rise. Dubuque County, Johnson County and Linn County show notable gains, while most rural counties decline. Local builders note strong demand in Iowa City, North Liberty, Coralville and Solon amid a stable economy and expected wind energy growth.
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Iowa
Dubuque County
Johnson County
Linn County
Gerald Hingtgen
H&h Builders
North Liberty
North Dakota
Texas
Utah
Rhode Island
Michigan
University of Iowa
Tom Bockenstedt
B&h Builders
Iowa City
Coralville
Tiffin
State court offices to open full time in 2014 after budget boost
Iowa will move to full-time clerk of court operations in July for 28 counties and all offices by September as a $5.7 million increase funds more staff and services for troubled youth and families. The budget raises judicial salaries and supports court recorders clerks and administrators statewide.
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Boyd
Judicial Branch
Boone
Buena Vista
Calhoun
Carroll
Cherokee
Clay
Crawford
Dickinson
Emmet
Greene
Hamilton
Hardin
Humboldt
Ida
Kossuth
Lyon
Marshall
Monona
O’brien
Osceola
Palo Alto
Plymouth
Pocahontas
Sac
Sioux
Story
Webster
Woodbury
Wright
Carroll Edmondson
6Th Judicial District Court Adminis
Trator
Iowa
Iown
Iowa Senators Split on Immigration Bill and Visas
Iowa’s Tom Harkin supported a sweeping immigration bill offering a path to citizenship and border security funds, while Chuck Grassley opposed, citing inadequate enforcement. The bill, a bipartisan 1000-page measure from a Senate “Gang of Eight,” passed with 14 Republicans, 52 Democrats, and two independents voting yes, 32 Republicans voting no. Senator Rubio framed his yes vote with memories of his Cuban parents and the American immigrant experience.
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Marco Rubio
R-Fla
Cuba
Iowa
Tom Harkin
Harkin
GOP
Chuck Grassley
Grassley
Congress
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