Cedar Rapids Police Officer Injured in Fourth Avenue Fracas
A Cedar Rapids officer was injured intervening in a Fourth Avenue SE disturbance. three suspects were arrested. Connie Culp unveiled the nation's first face transplant, showing a dramatic restoration from previous disfigurement. UNI Athletics chief Troy Dannen faces unexpected state funding cuts amid budget pressures.
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UNI Athletics
UNI
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Tax vote in Iowa City Coralville hinges on absentee ballots
The 1 percent local option sales tax results were razor thin in Iowa City and Coralville with absentee ballots still outstanding. Iowa City led by six votes 3 637 yes to 3 631 no while Coralville showed a seven vote margin 963 against 956 yes.
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Brian Ray
the Gazette
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Gregg
Iowa
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Johnson County
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Lone Tree
Oxford
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Solon
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Tiffin
University Heights
Linn cities approve local option sales tax on second vote
Five Linn County cities rebounded from March results to approve a 1 percent sales tax in a landslide Tuesday. The tax starts July 1 and runs five years, funding a large sewer project and street repairs. Marion expects about $20 million in revenue for the sewer and roads.
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Gazette Arion
Marion
Hiawatha
Robins
Center Point
Linn County
Walford
Cedar Rapids
Same-sex marriage rights clash with employee benefits
Cedar Rapids attorney Tom DeBoom says federal law often governs benefits and does not recognize same sex marriages under the Defense of Marriage Act. COBRA HIPAA FMLA and ERISA may be interpreted in light of the act, creating unclear applicability to benefits for married same sex couples.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Tom DeBoom
Simmons Perrine Meyer Bergman
Clinton
DeBoom
HIPAA
Council moves to bar new downtown bars and liquor stores
Iowa City officials vote 5-2 to amend zoning to bar new drinking establishments downtown. The measure would require a 500 foot distance between licensed liquor venues open after midnight as the city seeks to curb binge drinking linked to the University of Iowa.
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Gregg Nee
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Connie Champion
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