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.
Paul Brennan
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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.
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Your Village: Why did City of Iowa City workers remove my yard signs?
Liana from Iowa City contacted Little Village to ask if the city has changed its policy on yard signs.
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Early voting for the Sept. 12 election begins
Early voting has started for the September 12 election. Voters will be electing school board members and deciding bond issues.
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Anti-white nationalist protest at Iowa City Farmers Market
The nine people at Jeff Pierce’s Renovation Carpentry booth at the Iowa City Farmers Market on Saturday morning weren’t there to buy anything. They were there to protest statements Pierce has posted on social media.
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Your Village: Why was a pro-Trump parade float driving through Iowa City?
Eric from Iowa City emailed Little Village to ask if the Donald Trump-themed parade float that drove through downtown on Friday morning is part of some bigger, planned event.
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Iowa Trump supporter sentenced for voter fraud
An Iowa Republican who pled guilty to voter fraud for casting two ballots for Donald Trump was sentenced on Thursday.
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Help restore Iowa’s natural landscape, then drink beer, by volunteering to help the Bur Oak Land Trust on Saturday
Volunteers can do good and a get a free Surly beer by helping the Bur Oak Land Trust in Big Grove.
