UPDATED 6:15 p.m. to embed documents CORALVILLE — The deal that is bringing Von Maur to Coralville may be worth more than $16 million to the department store, with much of that coming from taxpayers, according to a public finance expert. That’s significantly more than the $11 million figure that has been frequently used...
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IOWA CITY – Most of the at-large candidates for the City Council here would put up a stop sign to red-light cameras. Six of the seven candidates said at a forum Wednesday night that they oppose the traffic-enforcement cameras, which Iowa City is considering implementing. “This is a revenue grab, and we should not...
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IOWA CITY – With Gov. Terry Branstad balking at the cost, the Iowa City area could help pick up the bill to operate an Iowa City-to-Chicago passenger rail line. The City Council Monday night gave its approval to send a letter to the state saying the city would pursue local funding for Amtrak service....
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DES MOINES – State transportation officials said Wednesday they expect agreements will be finalized by spring with federal and Illinois officials that will enable Iowa to begin using funds from Iowa’s $86.8 million federal allocation aimed at making Chicago-to-Iowa City passenger rail service an eventual reality. Nancy Richardson, director of the state Department of...
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(Dubuque, Cedar Rapids) – Representatives of Four Oaks’ FaDSS (Family Development and Self-Sufficiency) program are preparing to talk with the new state legislature about the importance of Iowa families working toward self-sufficiency and staying off welfare. Four Oaks FaDSS grant, also called Cornerstone, is partnering with the Iowa Family Development Alliance for a FaDSS...
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