New Bo hearing eyed for Iowa Iron Works redevelopment plan
City council committee backs proposals to develop the 4.83 acre Iowa Iron Works parcel behind NewBo City Market with a mixed use plan including market rate housing. A public hearing is set for June 24 with proposals due by September 5 and a preferred developer chosen September 23.
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Mason
Iowa Iron Works
10Th and
12Th Avenues
NewBo City Market
New Bohemia
Vernon
Pat Shey
14Th Avenue SE
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
16Th Avenue SE
Gunnerson
Jennifer Pratt
New Bohemia Station
Brush Funeral
Pratt
Lerch
Iowa Economic Development Authority
Chipping Green
Ellis Golf Course
Ellis Park
NSA Bill hailed as rollback on surveillance reform
Edward Snowden revealed the NSA bill a year ago as a rollback of bulk data collection. House leaders praise the USA Freedom Act as the first major curtailment since Watergate, requiring targeted records requests and court orders while expanding some search definitions. Privacy groups withheld support but back reinforcements in the Senate.
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NSA
Edward Snowden
House Judiciary Committee
White House
Senate
Laura W. Murphy
American Civil Liberties Union
Washington, D.C
IRS rules on political activity spark free speech debate
The proposed IRS guidance on political involvement by nonprofits drew wide criticism from groups across the spectrum and led to the resignation of acting IRS Commissioner Miller and other top officials. Opponents warned the rules threaten free speech while IRS officials said revisions and a public hearing would follow comments. 501 c 4 groups like Crossroads Grassroots spent hundreds of millions in the 2012 election, though they must avoid primary political aims under tax law.
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IRS
American Civil Liberties Union
American Family Association
Treasury Department
John Koskinen
Crossroads
U.S
Center For Responsive Politics
Super Political Action Committees
County voters asked to approve courthouse annex plan
Courthouse annex funding is put before voters after failed 50 million bond drives for a justice center including jail space. Supervisors cite unsafe jail conditions, bed shortages, and overflow housing in Muscatine County as they move ahead with phase one spending of 3.5 million to address immediate jail needs.
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Supervisors
Terrence Neuzil
Muscatine County
Neuzil
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