Cedar Rapids downtown transformed by 1970s urban renewal
In Cedar Rapids the 1960s and 1970s saw major downtown renewal projects including the Five Seasons Center, I-380 routing, and riverfront clearance. Federal funding and tax strategies funded civic improvements and private development, reshaping the city into a new gateway and inspiring continued growth through the 1980s.
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Five Seasons Center
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Canney
Olson
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Federal Courthouse
Human Services
Eighth Avenue
New Bohemia
Convention Center
Veterans Memorial Building
Capitol Digest Iowa traffic rules and trade mission updates
Iowa House committee advances uniform rules for automated traffic enforcement including red light and speed cameras with a proposed flat $50 red light fee. Lawmakers back repaying salary for faculty convicted of crimes. Lt. Gov Reynolds plans two Asia trade missions to boost Iowa exports with visits to Seoul Beijing Harbin and Tokyo Taiwan. Dotzier comments on child abuse registry reforms.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Sioux City
Clive
Council Bluffs
Dave Trepkes
R-Gowrie
Transportation Committee
House Education Committee
University of Iowa
Toshiki Itoh
Kim Reynolds
Asia
Seoul
South Korea
China
Hebei
Shijiazhuang
Beijing
Shenyang
Harbin
Japan
Taiwan
Iowa librarians push merged state library plan HF 103
Iowa librarians advocate merging the State Library and Library Service Areas into Iowa Library Services to save money amid a $600 000 proposed cut from the 3 million state library appropriation. The plan, HF 103, passed the House State Government Committee, promising unchanged services with potential enhancements.
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Gazeuleé Ves Moines
Pureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Dale Vande Haar
Iowa Library Association
Vande Haar
Law Library
House
Kevin Koester
Rankeny
State Library of
Gazette
Iowa House committee backs preschool changes debate divides
The Iowa House Education Committee approved House Study Bill 145 on a 12-10 party line vote after a day of sharp debate over universal free preschool. Chairman Greg Forristall warned the current plan is fiscally unsustainable as costs rise toward 100 million annually, while Democrats argued Republicans would reduce access and quality with fewer teacher standards and scholarships capped below Branstad’s proposal.
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James Q. Lynch
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa House Education Committee
Greg Forristall
Macedonia
Forristall
Cindy Winckler
Avenport
Winckler
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Iowa Doctor Leaves UI Over Noncompete to Train Residents
Dr. Meadows resigns from the University of Iowa OB GYN faculty to become medical director for Planned Parenthood Heartland. The university settles to avoid legal action, allowing unpaid adjunct clinical status and ongoing resident training at the Iowa City Planned Parenthood clinic amid abortion training debates. Critics say the arrangement blends education with abortion services.
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Meadows
Planned Parenthood
Iowa
Iowa City
Planned Parenthood of
the Heartland
Nebraska
University of Iowa
Cheryl Sullenger
Operation Rescue
Lois Backus
Medical Students For Choice
United States
Canada
Backus
Moore
Planned Parenthood of the
Heartland
Cedar Rapids
O'Hern to coordinate Cedar Rapids flood recovery effort
Former Iowa Finance Authority official Steve O'Hern joins Cedar Rapids to coordinate housing disaster work after the 2008 flood. He notes avoided conflicts with IFA matters and expects city department heads to handle I-JOBS grant dealings as recovery continues.
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Cedar Rapids
O'Hern
IFA
I-Jobs
Finance Authority
O’hern
Iowa Finance Authority
Fannie Mae
Iowa
Upper Midwest
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Iowa House of Representatives
Culver
John Frew
Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
Frew
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