Iowa City weighs 21 age limit again as bars face pushback
The city reconsiders a 21-only liquor rule after a 2007 vote that saw record turnout and strong student involvement. Bar owners and new council members question enforcement and potential waste, while university officials support measures to curb underage drinking. Mayor and police data cited.
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Leah Cohen
Bo-James
Mike Porter
Summit
Susan Mims
Mims
Iowa City
Matt Hayek
Hayek
University of Iowa
Wallace Loh
Brian Ray
the Gazette
City weighs options for flood library as costs hit 50000 monthly
Mayor Ron Corbett cites FEMA-related library costs of about 50 000 dollars per month since the June 2008 flood. He urges private-sector sale or trade of the old site, or demolition to stop climate control expenses and mold risk. all options hinge on reducing the ongoing monthly bill.
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Ron Corbett
City Hall
Corbett
TrueNorth
Everly
Eyerly
Cedar Rapids
Rural Debates Aim to Spotlight GOP Gubernatorial Race in Iowa
A roundup notes Rod Roberts invites Terry Branstad and Bob Vander Plaats to two rural debates before the June 8 primary with one in Carroll and another in an Eastern Iowa town of 15000 or fewer. Vander Plaats had urged four debates in Des Moines Sioux City Dubuque and another city yet to be named.
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Rod Roberts
Terry Branstad
Bob Vander Plaats
Iowa
Roberts
Carroll
Vander Plaats
Sioux City
Iowa Capitol Report Links Funnel Deadline With Bills Stalled
Iowa lawmakers race toward a self imposed March 31 funnel deadline with mixed progress. SF 2150 on teen driving limits faces consensus hurdles, while seat belt and headlight rules for back seat passengers linger. Gaming changes stay alive though sports betting and online poker are unlikely. A tax reform plan dies amid opposition, HF 788 adjusts reporting duties near licensed premises, and HF 2484 Elllis Harbor bill to allow Cedar River boat houses advances.
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James Q. Lynch
Des Moines
House
Kevin McCarthy
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Ellis Harbor
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Obama declares disaster in Iowa counties hit by winter storms
President Obama declared a major disaster in Iowa after severe winter storms from January 19 to 26. FEMA funds will aid state and eligible local governments and some non-profit groups in Adair Audubon Calhoun Carroll Cass Crawford Guthrie Harrison Madison Pottawattamie Sac and Shelby counties for cleanup and recovery.
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Washington
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Iowa
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Crawford
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