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Cedar Rapids officials to meet with Trump

Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart will meet next week with President Donald Trump to discuss infrastructure needs during a trip to Washington, D.C., the Corridor Business Journal reported. The city announced today that Hart and City Manager …

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Iowa Poll: Majority of Iowans support bottle bill

At least half of every demographic group surveyed in a recent Iowa Poll supported the bottle bill that applies a nickel deposit to soda and alcohol containers in an attempt to keep them out of …

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U.S. Senate leaders announce two-year budget deal

CNN 

Senate leaders unveiled a massive two-year budget deal today, a major victory for both parties that could prevent a government shutdown at the end of this week and increase the federal government’s spending. But …

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Matt McCoy to seek seat on Polk County Board of Supervisors

Longtime legislator Matt McCoy will forgo seeking re-election to the Iowa Statehouse and instead run for a seat on the Polk County Board of Supervisors, the Des Moines Register reported. McCoy, 51, made the announcement today during …

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A Closer Look: Jeff Wiggins

Perhaps Jeff Wiggins didn’t take the most direct route to his newly created job as transportation planner in the Des Moines city manager’s office. 

After growing up in the Chicago area, he scored a bachelor’s …

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Iowa Senate proposes millions more in cuts to regents, community colleges

Cedar Rapids Gazette: An Iowa Senate bill scheduled for discussion this afternoon would nearly quadruple the cuts that Gov. Kim Reynolds proposed earlier this month for the Board of Regents in the current budget year. The …

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Water quality bill to Reynolds; lawmakers argue over what’s next

Today’s vote in the Iowa House of Representatives sent Senate File 512 to Gov. Kim Reynolds, who is expected to realize her wish to make the water legislation the first bill she signs. 

The legislation eventually will …

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Drake Law School team wins national arbitration competition

Drake University Law School’s team was crowned national champion at the American Bar Association Law School Division Arbitration Competition held Jan. 20 in Chicago. The team consisted of second-year student Olivia Brooks and third-year students …

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Senate votes overwhelmingly to end government shutdown

The Senate voted 81-18 today to end the three-day-old government shutdown, The New York Times reported, with Democrats joining Republicans to clear the way for the passage of a short-term spending package that would fund the …

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Filing deadline Feb. 12 for victims in Western Union settlement

Corridor Business Journal: Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller today reminded Iowans who wired money to scam artists via Western Union from 2004 through Jan. 19, 2017, that a Feb. 12 deadline is approaching for them to …