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Iowa City Council approves $250 million budget for fiscal 2027
55+ min ago (539+ words) Iowa City City Hall, 410 E. Washington St. IOWA CITY " The Iowa City Council has approved a $275. 5 million budget for the coming fiscal year, up 15. 7 percent from $238 million this year. The fiscal 2027 budget, approved in a 5-2 vote earlier this week, sets aside…...
Poland Daily Life |
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (147+ words) Poland Daily Life'thegazette. com An elderly woman walks through a courtyard featuring a large mural in central Warsaw, Poland, Friday, April 24, 2026. You have successfully joined. Please add 'newsletters@thegazette. com' to your contacts. Iowa State University to close or consolidate…...
Marion leaders lower property tax rate
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (333+ words) The Fifth Avenue entrance to Marion City Hall in Marion on Oct. 14, 2017. MARION " The Marion City Council has finalized the city's budget for the coming fiscal year, cutting the property tax rate and setting aside millions for roads, trails and…...
Linn County supervisors OK $160 M budget for fiscal 2027
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (289+ words) CEDAR RAPIDS " The countywide levy rate will decrease slightly for the second year in a row under the fiscal 2027 budget recently approved by Linn County Board of Supervisors. The board this week unanimously approved a $160 million budget for the fiscal…...
The Latest: Trump sending Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for talks with Iran foreign minister
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (1760+ words) A container ship is seen in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2026. From left, Israeli Ambassador to the U. S. Yechiel Leiter, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Lebanese Ambassador to…...
Former Johnson County auditor charged with drunken driving
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (230+ words) IOWA CITY " A former Johnson County auditor has been arrested on a drunken driving charge after Iowa City police stopped him for driving over 90 mph on a ramp leading to Interstate 80. According to a criminal complaint, Travis Joseph Weipert, 45, of…...
Hawk Off the Press Podcast
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (130+ words) thegazette. com You have successfully joined. Please add 'newsletters@thegazette. com' to your contacts. Iowa State University to close or consolidate 23 academic programs Five shot in early-morning fight on Iowa City Ped Mall Marion man dies while serving life sentence…...
Locked Capitol doors and more cash for security are the new normal after Minnesota assassination
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (623+ words) Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman's desk sits empty in memoriam except for flowers, her portrait and a gavel in the Minnesota House chamber Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. FILE - State Sen. John Hoffman climbs…...
Iowa DOT plans safety upgrades along Highway 100 in Marion
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (742+ words) MARION " Nearly two years after a crash killed a motorist along Highway 100 in Marion, the Iowa Department of Transportation has plans to implement several safety improvements in the area. Department officials this week presented Marion City Council members with the…...
Cedar Rapids police investigating "unattended death
13+ hour, 53+ min ago (115+ words) CEDAR RAPIDS " Cedar Rapids police are investigating an unattended death of a woman found Thursday morning in a wooded area near the 3500 block of Queen Drive SW. Police are attempting to determine her identity, and the investigation is being treated…...