Iowa Rep Blum joins brief against partisan gerrymandering
Iowa Congress member Red Blum joined 33 current and former House members in a friend of the court brief backing Gill v. Whitford to challenge partisan district drawing. He argues Iowa style competitive districts boost responsiveness and bipartisanship, while lamenting a lack of competitive districts elsewhere.
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Waterloo
Red Blum
Iowa
Blum
Dave) Loebsack
David Young
Dubuque
U.S. House
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Congress
Towa
Linn County redistricting map draws mixed supervisor views
Mixed opinions emerged as Linn County's temporary redistricting committee weighed Plan 2 as the preferred option for reducing the Board of Supervisors from five to three. Supervisors Harris and Oleson offered opposing views on rural representation, with a public hearing drawing fewer than a dozen attendees. The committee plans to meet Friday to refine drafts before sending a recommended plan to the Linn County Board and ultimately to the Iowa secretary of state for final approval.
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Cedar
Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha
Robins
Marion
Linn County
Harris
Palo
Fairfax
Cedar Rap
Oleson
Linn County Farm Bureau
Linn County ponders uses for 179 acre land purchase
The Gazette reports Linn County will explore options for 179 acres bought last year. Proposals include an agri community with a farm component, a conservation development, or a market based mix with residential and commercial elements. A first phase seeks proposals. a vote authorizes 45000 for initial planning.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Les Beck
Gardner Golf Course
Beck
Sutherland Dows
Squaw Creek
Sac & Fox
Grant
Board of Supervisors
North Liberty Man Dies In Iowa City Crash
Timothy C. Nelson Jr., 27, of North Liberty, was driving a Chevrolet Impala when he struck a traffic control pole on Dubuque Street near the I-80 interchange around 1:13 PM Monday. He was ejected as the car caught fire and died at the scene. The State Patrol continues the investigation.
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North Liberty
Iowa City
Dubuque Street
Iowa State Patrol
Timothy C. Nelson Jr
Nelson
State Patrol
Ames pediatrician launches bid to unseat Rep King
Ames pediatrician John Paschen formally kicked off his bid for Congress in Sioux City, becoming the fourth Democrat in the 2018 race to challenge Republican Steve King in the 4th District. Paschen, 57, a McFarland Clinic physician, cited inaction on health care and supports immigration reform with a path to citizenship, abortion rights with birth control access, and modest gun-law changes. He joins LeAnn Jacobsen, J D Scholten, and Paul Dahl in the contest.
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Sioux City
John Paschen
Ames
Steve King
Paschen
McFarland Clinic
University of Iowa
Spencer City
J.D. Scholten
Paul Dahl
Webster City
Death ruled suicide in Cedar Rapids man case at North Liberty home
North Liberty police say the death of 21 year old Dairion C. Bradley at 60 David Lee Ct. was a suicide while autopsy results are pending. Bradley was involved in a separate Iowa City robbery with Samuel L. Wetmore and Natasha N. Masterson, who face first degree robbery charges.
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North Liberty
Cedar Rapids
Diana Venenga
Johnson County Medical Examiner’s
Dairion C. Bradley
Venenga
Clayton Schuneman
Johnson County Medical Examiner
Iowa City
Natasha N. Masterson
Center
Davenport
David Lee Court
David Lee Ct
Johnson County Sheriff's Office
Bradley
Masterson
Wetmore
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Jean Oxley Public Service Center
Second St
Lee Hermiston
Lee
Nermit
Ette.com
North Liberty Police
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