Record Iowa utility bill delinquencies amid severe winter
Iowa households behind on utility bills reach a record 243 403 in February as cold weather drives costs higher and funding questions loom. State officials note a rising trend in past due balances since 1999, with emergency propane deliveries surging and lawmakers weighing more aid.
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Iowa
Iowa Utilities Board
William Brand
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Apri
Lana Ross
Iowa Community Acion Association
Brand
House
Senate
Ross
Jack Hatch
Des Moines
Johnson County Supervisors debate e-cigarette terminology
Johnson County Supervisors discuss banning e cigarettes inside county buildings and grounds while debating terminology to avoid loopholes. Four supervisors weigh indoor bans against outside use as Iowa lawmakers consider state rules and age restrictions for minors.
League Voters rally debates on health, church separation
Linda Levey of Iowa City sparred with Sheryl Schwager of Johnson County Right to Life during a Tuesday rally on the Pentacrest organized by the League of Women Voters of Johnson County. The event urged women's health protections and the separation of church and state.
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Linda Levey
Iowa City
Sheryl Schwager
Johnson County
Right To Life
Women's Health
League of Women Voters
Pentacrest
Women’s Health
Separation of Church and State
U.S. Supreme Court
Etheredge seeks re election to Johnson County Board
John Etheredge, the lone Republican to hold a Johnson County Board of Supervisors seat in 50 years, announces a bid for a full four year term. He aims to keep politics out of daily work, focusing on road maintenance and county efficiency, and has filed as the sole Republican candidate so far with Democrats Rettig Berry and Green-Douglass running. Filing closes March 26 ahead of the June 3 primary.
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Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Pat Harney
Terrence Neuzil
Janelle Rettig
John Etheredge
Iowa City
Lran
Etheredge
Johnson County
Rettig
Mike Carberry
Lisa Green-Douglass
Debbie
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Lone Tree
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