C R s first charter school finds success
Cedar Rapids news reports Empowering Excellence, the first charter school in the city, helping student Miletha Culler find pace and independence. The school enables self paced study and shows early student progress, with Culler completing health and U.S. government in one month. The Gazette notes Iowa Ideas conference panels on charter schools.
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Buddy Esparza
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Residents face choice of safer water or cost to replace pipes
Iowa homeowners may need to replace private lead service pipes under a new EPA rule aimed at eliminating lead from water systems by 2037. The policy requires water systems to replace lines even if on private property, but homeowner consent and potential property access pose barriers. cities or utilities could seek ordinances or shutoffs to enforce participation.
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Corey McCord
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Ted Corrigan
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Iowans in Congress Amplify FEMA Falsehoods
Iowa Republican U S House members pressed disproved claims that the federal government lacks disaster funds due to migrant spending as Hurricane Helene followed by back to back storms bands across the Southeast. The rhetoric frames FEMA funding as exhausted or diverted ahead of a presidential election.
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Justices hear ISU wage dispute case
Iowa Supreme Court weighed a professor's wage discrimination suit against Iowa State University. Ann Brown argued damages differ for wage discrimination, noting pink sourcing where employers benefit financially from paying women less.
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