What should we think, some 42 years, after the first creation of Earth Day? As we celebrate Earth Day on April 22Nd, Robert H. Nelson, professor of environmental policy at the University of Maryland has an interesting guest column titled Earth Day's en... »
Kristi Keast of Mt. Vernon officially announced today she will run for the Iowa House in the new District 95, which includes part of Buchanan County and most of Linn County except Cedar Rapids and Marion. “As an educator, I’ve spent my life encouraging... »
Senate District 48 Registration: D 12220, R 13068, N 17711, total 43047, R +848 No Incumbent; Contested Republican primary. House District 95 Registration: D 6981, R 6722, N 8525, total 22267, D +259 Open seat: incumbent Nate Willems, D-Lisbon running ... »
Senate District 35 Registration: D 16603, R 9518, N 15911, total 42083, D +7085 Incumbent: Wally Horn, D-Cedar Rapids; holdover seat Horn is Iowa's senior legislator (Jack Kibbie served earlier, but was out for two decades and has served less total tim... »
Senate District 34 Registration: D 12855, R 14159, N 16582, total 43648, R +1304 Incumbent: Liz Mathis, D-Cedar Rapids It was a genius move by Terry Branstad: since he was required to name a Democrat to the state utility board anyway, he went to the Se... »
Yesterday Linn County voters narrowly rejected a proposal to extend a one-cent sales tax in the county for 10 years in order to finance flood prevention projects in the Cedar Rapids area. The Linn County Auditor's office posted county-wide results here... »
On Saturday night the Des Moines Register announced the major stops on the 2012 Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI). The 471-mile ride will start in Sioux Center on July 21 and end in Clinton on July 28. Overnight stops are after th... »
A Des Moines man was charged Tuesday with attempted murder, robbery and other charges in a shooting that occurred last Friday at Kirkwood Court Apartments. Teran Huff, 25, who cried as he appeared by video from the Linn County jail Tuesday, was charged... »
