Linn County is a step closer to allowing individuals to drive all-terrain or off-road utility vehicles on secondary roads. The Board of Supervisors voted 2-1 in favor of the ordinance during its first reading on Tuesday. The supervisors need to approve the ordinance during two additional readings in order for it to pass. Almost half […]
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Ten percent of Linn County’s Test Iowa tests are ‘inconclusive’

A total of 334 tests were conducted at Linn County’s Test Iowa site in the first four days it was operational, but at least 10 percent of those tests are inconclusive, county officials said at Wednesday’s Linn County Board of Supervisors meeting. The site in Linn County isn’t the only Test Iowa location where there […]
This week in political activism: May 31-June 4
Updated: This week in political activism: May 15-21

Ready to take action to build the community, state and nation you want, but not sure what to do next? Here are some opportunities for political activism this week. Learn how housing insecurity affects your community and how to address it Homelessness Excludes No One Greene Square Park (5th St SE, Cedar Rapids) and Cedar […]
This week in political activism: April 17-23
Friese, Lewis, Sullivan and Heiden in the running for Johnson County Board of Supervisors

Filing for the Johnson County Board of Supervisors race began this week and three candidates have already announced plans to run for the three open seats. Kurt Friese, owner of Devotay and publisher of Edible Iowa, filed papers for his candidacy earlier this week. He had announced his plans to run on Dec. 1, 2015, […]