Update: As expected, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed HF 2296 into law. It was one of 21 bills the governor approved on Thursday, April 16, according to a news release from the governor’s office. The Iowa Senate gave final approval on Tuesday to a bill banning cities and counties from issuing local IDs to residents. HF […]
Community ID Program
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Letter to the editor: Community ID has only helped Johnson County. It is under threat by the state.
By Mazahir Salih, Johnson County As HF 2296 moves to the Iowa Senate, Johnson County residents should understand what is at stake. Johnson County is currently the only county in Iowa operating a Community ID program. This program did not appear overnight. Nearly 13 years ago, the Center for Worker Justice began raising questions about […]
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Johnson County Community ID Two-Year Anniversary Party on Monday
July 17, 2015 marked the first day that community IDs were available in Johnson County. In celebration of that milestone, and to encourage people to renew those first-issued children’s IDs, which expire on that date this year, the Johnson County Auditor’s Office is hosting a party at the administration building.
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Local groups work to expand Johnson County Community ID program
Local groups came together today to plan a series of events for July 17 to promote the two-year-old Johnson County Community ID program in an effort to expand usage and share information about updates to the ID itself.
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COGS to help Johnson County residents obtain community IDs
The University of Iowa’s graduate student union, COGS, will be on-hand at the Old Capitol Town Center (in front of CVS Pharmacy) this Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 10-11, to help Johnson County residents sign up for community IDs. “The community ID project was spearheaded by the Center for Worker Justice and we consider ourselves very […]
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Iowa City Council backs community ID program, commits funds
The Iowa City Council approved a resolution Tuesday expressing support for the community ID program passed earlier this spring by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. Councilors also committed $6,000 to the county-wide initiative — which could go into effect as soon as July — to help cover implementation expenses. The Johnson County Board of […]
