Iowa migrant rights group resists lawmakers' data demand
Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice rejects a February directive from Rep. Charley Thomson to turn over private details on clients donors and members. The group calls the demand intimidation amid a national immigration enforcement push and says the request may exceed committee powers.
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Iowa Migrant Movement For Justice
State House Government Oversight Committee
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Charles City
MMJ
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Associated Press
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Committee
Donald Trump
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Linn County lawyers push for judicial independence on Law Day
Linn County lawyers and judges join the National Law Day of Action to reaffirm the oath to uphold the rule of law and judicial independence. Iowa Supreme Court Justice Dana Oxley will administer the oath at 4 30 p m on the steps of the Linn County Courthouse Cedar Rapids with more than 850 active lawyers in the district expected to attend. Community members are invited to join the event at the courthouse steps, 51 Third Ave.
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National Law Day
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Linn County
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Iowa Supreme Court
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Hint
Iowa Judicial Branch
National Law Day of Action
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Cedar Rapids offers no cost transportation academy
Registration is open for the Cedar Rapids Community Transportation Academy a free 10 week program running May 6 through July 8. The once a week course from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. will be held at Beems Auditorium B in the downtown Public Library. The city Linn County 1000 Friends of Iowa and AARP Iowa partner to provide expert presentations on transportation planning and solutions. Registration is required and details are online at 1000friendsofiowa.org.
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1000 Friends of Iowa
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Two Adults Dead in Springville Mobile Home Park
Linn County deputies found a man and a woman dead during a welfare check at 2600 Carlton Lane No. 6 outside Springville. The bodies were taken to the State Medical Examiner for cause, with the sheriff’s office investigating and noting no apparent threat to the public. Names of the deceased have not been released.
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