Oleson and Ray vie for Linn County District 4 supervisor
Incumbent Democrat Brent Oleson faces Republican Randy Ray in the Linn County District 4 race. Ray, a Washington High School social studies teacher, pushes road funding and county cooperation while Oleson highlights water quality public transit and a stable budget. Both favor five supervisors and discuss pay and wage issues.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Brent Oleson
Randy Ray
Board of Supervisors
Oleson
Ray
Washington High School
Iowans push to expand medical cannabis access
Sick Iowans urged voters to push candidates to expand medical cannabis access beyond 2014 law. West Des Moines resident Sally Gaer, whose daughter uses cannabidiol, called for a program produced and dispensed by Iowans. Advocates cite limited access and a failed 2015 Senate bill as reasons to broaden medical use safeguards.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Senate
House
Terry Branstad
Trowa
Moose Warywoda
Rod Boshart
the Gazette
Katie Krug
Grimes
Duncan
State Capitol
Cedar Rapids council backs low income housing project expansion
The Cedar Rapids City Council approved a 591250 tax break for Kingston Family Apartments at Seventh Ave SW and Third St SW. The 52-unit complex targets housing 60 percent or less of area income with rents 706 to 970 while six units are market rate. The plan awaits a tax credit decision from the Iowa Finance Authority in March.
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Cedar Rapids
Kingston Village
Kingston Family Apartments
Seventh Avenue
Third Street
TWG Development and Landover Corp
Iowa Finance Authority
McLoud Place
McLoud Run Creek
Two Iowa meth ring defendants held awaiting trial
In Cedar Rapids a federal magistrate ordered Kyle Chyma and Scott Steuhm Jr to stay jailed while awaiting trial on charges of trafficking crystal meth and cocaine. The nine defendants are accused of a large scale conspiracy from 2012 to last year with wiretaps and controlled buys supporting the case.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Matthew Martin
Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force
Kyle Chyma
Omaha
Neb
Scott Steuhm Jr
Tama
Kailyn Struve
Toledo
Tyler Walz
Kelbie Struve
Edgar Fabian Hernandez
Juan Carlos Hernandez- Lopez
Marlene Hernandez
Alejandro Castillo-Hernandez
Marshalltown
Chyma
Edgar Hernandez
Hernandez- Lopez
Steuhm
Kelbie
Castillo Hernandez
Walz
Martin
Castillo-Hernandez
Budha
U.S
Jon Scoles
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Mitchell Schmidt
Linn
University of Iowa
Burlington
University of Northern Iowa
Drake University
Brent
Mitchell
Schmia
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Warywoda
Boshart
Thegazette
Council
B.A. Morelli
Doug Wilson
Eldridge
Cedar Rapids Business Revolving Loan Fund
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance Foundation
Tion
Jasmine Almoayed
Best Western Cooper’s Mill
F Ave. NW
City Hall
First St. SE
Brian
Morelli
Trish.mehaffey
Thegazette.com
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