Trump pushes back on reports of White House turmoil
President-elect Donald Trump and aides rebut reports of a rocky transition while questions linger about family influence and cabinet staffing. Visitors to Trump Tower and vacant Pentagon staff rooms illustrate slow progress as insiders push PR lines. Pence and top aides coordinate a public messaging effort.
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Cedar Rapids ROOTS housing program ends with new revival plan
Cedar Rapids officials transition from the ROOTS program as federal funds dry up. The city aims to spur private investment by offering incentives up to 12 000 per lot to revitalize flood affected neighborhoods. ROOTS homes priced at 150 000 or 180 000 benefited millennials and buyers under 39, with loan forgiveness for five years. The Cook family and hundreds others benefited from the program started after the 2008 flood.
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New seven member board named for Cedar Rapids casino
Cedar Rapids Investors forming a seven member non profit Cedar River Alliance for Gaming to sign off on the license application and oversee revenue distribution to Linn County charities. The boutique downtown Cedar Rapids casino project is led by Wild Rose Entertainment and developers Steve Emerson and Hunter Parks.
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Crowdfunding taps public for university projects in Iowa
In the 1920s resident Harry Bremer kept two lions in a carriage house before moving them to the university zoo. The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History mounted the specimens behind glass, but the exhibit remained unfinished with no backdrop, plants, or explanatory information. Trina Roberts notes the lions lack context.
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