You can’t spend more than 40 years in American politics without earning some baggage. Exhibit A: Hillary Clinton. The former Secretary of State…
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Questions and concerns remain as City Council moves to regulate ridesharing services, further regulate taxis
Iowa City officials are updating their taxicab regulations, and the new rules could shut industry newcomers out of the market. The Iowa City Council voted at its…
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The Iowa City Charter faces revisions, may see changes to exclusive petition policy
Our founding fathers thought petitioning the government was such an important right, they put it right there in the First Amendment to the Constitution. It doesn’t …
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Iowa’s 2015 legislative rundown: Red light cameras, medical marijuana and flag burning, oh my!
Another year, another legislative session. State lawmakers head back to Des Moines this month, fresh off last November’s legislative races. State government…
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Women in office: Overcoming Iowa’s gender representation gap
When Joni Ernst rode the Republican wave last month to a U.S. Senate seat, it marked the first time a woman in Iowa had won a federal race. Many Iowans…
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U.S. House approves Keystone pipeline: Bill receives near-unanimous support from Iowa reps
U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack and 30 other House Democrats voted with Republicans on Friday in favor of moving forward with the controversial Keystone XL pipeline…
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Collateral Damage: A run-in with SWAT leaves one Johnson County family picking up the pieces
It was a late Tuesday morning last December, and Erin Sullivan had been home with her newborn baby for just a day. As she sat down in her front living room…
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Iowa prison population expected to grow by more than a third over the next decade
Iowa’s prison population will grow by more than a third over the next decade if current policies remain in place, according to a new study…
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Oh, the choices: Get the rundown on candidates looking to represent Iowa in federal office
With the November election fast approaching, a number of Iowa politicians have their eyes on Washington D.C. Here’s where they stand…
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Fraccas in Johnson County: Residents divided over Courthouse expansion, local option sales tax
A few heated federal races and the impending Iowa caucuses have earned the lion’s share of media attention as this November’s elections grow closer, but politicos…
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As Branstad and Hatch square off, debt-burdened students are left scratching their heads
Today, in-state students and their families shell a bare minimum of about $8,000 for tuition and fees over the course of a year, despite a tuition freeze that…
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By the numbers: Why and when the Iowa City Police Department deploys its SWAT team
The Iowa City Police Department used its special response team just a handful of times over the course of a year, usually in situations where a weapon was thought…
