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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 2025
Page
1
The 2025 Iowa legislative session nears its end as lawmakers work into the night on the state budget set to take effect July 1 and final policy questions. They plan to reconvene in January 2026, with debate over a new law removing protections for transgender Iowans from the Civil Rights Act.
Iowa Capitol investigators tested geofencing software on mobile devices during debate on a DPS spending bill. Rep Megan Jones said the system was trialed at the Capitol before it would track online wagers by student athletes on Iowa campuses. The report appears on page 5A.
Mayor Tiffany O'Donnell outlined Cedar Rapids Downtown Vision Plan progress in a State of the City speech at the DoubleTree. Planned enhancements include May's Island public art, a new roundhouse in Czech Village, and downtown programs aimed at tying the Cedar River to culture, connection, and economic growth.
Federal regulators will maintain last year’s PFOA and PFOS limits at 4 parts per trillion while delaying the compliance deadline by two years. The EPA plans to unveil further PFAS regulation changes in spring 2026, with about a dozen Iowa water systems already above the limits and hundreds awaiting testing.
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