IOWA CITY – Developers interested in student housing projects in Iowa City got some relief Tuesday night, but it likely will be short lived. The City Council delayed setting public hearings on two proposals aimed at addressing concerns over large apartments in neighborhoods near downtown and the University of Iowa campus. One would prevent...
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A roundup of legislative and Capitol news items of interest for Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012: NOBEL RECOGNITION: Iowa State University Professor Dan Shechtman of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology was honored by lawmakers with House Resolution 116 and Senate Resolution 109 for his receipt of the 2011...
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A roundup of legislative and Capitol news items of interest for Monday, Feb. 20, 2012: $376 MILLION CLIFF: Iowa could face a $376 million loss in revenue if the Bush era tax cuts are allowed to expire, Sens. Bill Dix, R-Shell Rock, and Randy Feenstra, R-Hull, warned. Iowa is one of a handful of...
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UPDATED 5:05 p.m. to clarify that Lepic-Kroeger is not involved in the project IOWA CITY – Jesse Allen and Tom Kaut have felt the wrath of a few thousand Iowa City residents, but now they’re upset with the city. A $7.25 million building project by their company, Washington Plaza LLC, that is already underway...
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UPDATED 4:40 p.m. to clarify jail time in last paragraph IOWA CITY – Some University of Iowa students are finding their job prospects dampened because of confusion surrounding public urination charges. The problem, according to UI Student Government, is that indecent exposure and indecent conduct are covered under one section of City Code. That...
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A roundup of legislative and Capitol news items of interest for Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012: WELCOME TO IOWA: Gov. Terry Branstad welcomed a Chinese delegation to the Iowa Capitol Tuesday by emphasizing the “proud history” and “strong sister state relationship” between the state and Hebei province as well the potential to expand that relationship....
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UPDATED 6 p.m. to clarify quote IOWA CITY – Iowa City is considering changes to its zoning code to limit the number of large apartment buildings cropping up in neighborhoods near the University of Iowa campus. The move comes after a series of recent projects have been proposed that would include four- and five-bedroom...
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DES MOINES – Iowa bar and restaurant owners served up suggestions to lawmakers Tuesday on ways to change current state alcohol regulations that would allow them to serve infused cocktails, specialty drinks and other trendy beverages that they can only mix up for same-day consumption. Jeff Duncan of Dos Rios Cantina & Tequila Lounge...
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UPDATED 2:40 p.m. IOWA CITY – Occupy Iowa City members must move out of College Green Park by the end of the month, the city manager’s office said Monday. The city has denied the group’s application to renew the four-month permit that had allowed members to stay overnight in the park since last fall....
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IOWA CITY – A nonprofit organization that accused Iowa City of housing discrimination two years ago is making another pitch for funding for the project that set off the dispute. The Housing Fellowship, which provides housing to low-income people, accused the city of violating federal and state anti-discrimination laws following a split City Council...
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