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The Gazette4h
‘We had to start somewhere’: Five years after George Floyd, what’s next for social justice in Eastern Iowa?
Thousands took to the streets in 2020 to push for racial justice and equity, but area activists say the work didn't stop ...
Gun, drug-related crimes drop in Iowa City, shoplifting increases, per 2024 ICPD data
The number of shootings, rounds fired, people hit and guns seized are all down year-over-year in Iowa City, according to new ...
Corridor Business Journal2d
Google plans ‘special investment announcement’ in Cedar Rapids May 30
Representatives of Google and local government leaders will participate in a “special Google investment announcement” in ...
Daily Nonpareil5d
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs bill banning citizen police review boards
Iowa cities like Cedar Rapids and Iowa City must disband citizen review boards that provide oversight of local law ...
Little Village Magazine9d
This weekend in Iowa: 69 love songs, a land, water and wildlife benefit, and more.
Always free! Finals got you down? Never fear, the Weekender is here. Catch a free community film screening in Iowa City or ...
Iowa City Press-Citizen10d
Immigrant workers, allies deliver letter asking to 'cancel' Iowa's immigration task force
Escucha Mi Voz and the Iowa City Catholic Worker House gave a petition to the Iowa State Patrol calling to end the state's ...
Iowa Public Radio11d
An eastern Iowa initiative is fighting the area’s brain drain. Here's what it's up against
In recent decades, Iowa has seen growing numbers of young and educated people leaving the state, with far fewer coming in. As ...
Cedar Rapids launches 'Summer in the Square' with free activities and concerts
The City of Cedar Rapids invites you to a new summer tradition called Summer in the Square.Starting June 9 though August 15 ...
Iowa City Press-Citizen19d
These 3 Iowa cities are among the top 100 places to live in the U.S. Who made the cut?
Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and Davenport each scored well on a multi-prong scale, each securing spots of the prestigious list. The methodology for Livability's list is designed to identify ...