Wrong-way crashes prompt I 380 upgrades plan
The Gazette reports Cedar Rapids and Iowa City interchanges will receive improvements after two wrong-way driving incidents on I 380. Investigators say a Cedar Rapids crash killed one and injured three after a southbound entry from 29th Street NE. The driver, Tyler S. Lee, 34, of Rockton Illinois, had a blood alcohol level over twice the legal limit. A second incident near Highway 30 involved Malik Mitchell Preston, 23, also suspected of DUI. Traffic engineer Willy Sorenson notes wrong-way events occur more often than realized.
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Senate GOP touts pathway to adjournment compromise
Iowa lawmakers focus on a 26 division study bill dubbed the path to adjournment for the overtime 2021 session. The package, crafted with Gov. Reynolds, would repeal 2018 income tax triggers, compress brackets, reduce rates, shift mental health funding, phase out backfill aid, end inheritance tax, tax COVID-19 aid, and include housing energy infrastructure child care tax credits telehealth parity and other topics in a 103 page document. The plan is to begin work Monday with Dan Dawson leading the effort.
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Casey's armed guards linked to racial equity debate in Iowa City
In Iowa City Casey's General Store at 1904 Broadway uses armed security since 2018 to offer a safe store experience, a spokeswoman says. The practice, cited by a Gazette guest column and discussed at a Freedom Riders meeting, draws concerns about signaling and patron safety for a predominantly Black area.
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Iowa to hire vendor for prison system review
The Iowa Department of Corrections seeks a vendor to review staffing inmate classification and safety at its prisons, with a report due by December 1. Public release of findings remains uncertain as spokespersons decline comment while investigations into the Anamosa Penitentiary attack proceed.
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McFarland
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Inmates in Anamosa face separate trials for prison killings
Two prison employees were killed in Anamosa and the inmates charged will stand trial separately. The case draws attention to security at the facility as prosecutors outline charges and schedules for distinct court proceedings against each defendant.
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