Cedar Rapids mayor promotes school bond and growth plan
Cedar Rapids Mayor O'Donnell spotlighted public art and riverfront developments including May's Island, Czech Village Roundhouse, LightLine Loop, and two large data centers. She urged support for an $117 million school bond and highlighted partnerships with private firms and neighboring cities as keys to recovery and future growth.
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Iowa Senate faces rift over property rights and unemployment bill
Iowa lawmakers remained split over a property rights and eminent domain bill as debate stretched into Wednesday. Sen. Mark Lofgren and 11 GOP colleagues withhold support amid a tense floor confrontation with Sen. Dan Dawson, while leaders push budgets and a separate unemployment tax cut proposal that would reduce the taxable wage base and save employers up to nearly 1 billion over five years.
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EPA delays PFAS limits to 2031 amid high compliance costs
EPA extends the drinking water compliance deadline to 2031 to help water systems, including small rural ones, address PFAS contamination. The agency will study exemptions, while Iowa cities Burlington Central City Muscatine Osage Sioux City Tama and Waverly report exceedances. Water utilities face costly treatment or new wells as 3M funded two new wells in Chemanche Iowa after PFAS findings.
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