Based on first impression, Wally Taylor doesn’t seem like a lawyer anyone would describe as a pit bull. But first impressions can be misleading. Sitting in the small, book-lined office of his one-man law practice in Cedar Rapids, Taylor has a genial, upbeat demeanor as he discusses his four-decade-long career practicing environmental law. But even though his demeanor never changes, his clear determination to keep fighting until all options are exhausted show why his colleague Carolyn Raffensperger calls him a pit bull.
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Iowa City joins the legal fight against a Trump administration immigration policy
Iowa City has joined the city of Chicago’s legal fight against a controversial Trump administration immigration policy.
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Climate change doubter appointed to head EPA district that includes Iowa
A Wisconsin state official who doubts the existence of climate change and oversaw the elimination of the science bureau of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is the Trump administration’s choice to run the Environmental Protection Agency’s regional office that covers Iowa.
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Activate Iowa compiles statewide political events for progressives
Activate Iowa, a website created by two Iowa City activists, pulls together political news and events statewide.
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Transgender prison nurse sues the state of Iowa for discrimination
Jesse Vroegh, a transgender man, is suing two state agencies and a major insurance company for violating Iowa laws prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity
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Your Village: What is a cattle disease doing on my property tax bill?
There’s a big story behind a little charge on Iowa property tax bills. It involves the Cow War of 1931.
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Iowa cuts protection for people in nursing homes, Trump administration may make it even worse
Budget cuts are undermining a program intended to safeguard Iowans in nursing homes. And a rule change proposed by the Trump Administration could make things worse.
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Dakota Access Pipeline owner files lawsuit claiming pipeline opponents are a vast criminal conspiracy
The company behind the Dakota Access pipeline is suing Greenpeace, the Sierra Club and other environmentalist groups as a vast criminal conspiracy engaged in terrorism.
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Activists who sabotaged the Dakota Access Pipeline to speak at the Iowa City Public Library
The activists who admitted to sabotaged the Dakota Access pipeline will speak at the Iowa City Public Library on Saturday.
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Your Village: What happened to the flood marker by the Highway 6 bridge?
What happened to the water-level marker in the Iowa River, and is the city going to replace it?
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The Green Room: Breaking down barriers and connecting ideals and actions
Breaking down barriers between university students and the wider community, and between ideals and action is the goal of the Green Room, an upcoming lecture series at the Englert Theater.
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Steve King makes the eclipse weird and possibly racist
It takes a special kind of politician to add a weird and possibly racist element to a spectacular natural event like a total eclipse, but Rep. Steve King did it.
