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Sioux City City Council puts new housing project on hold | #citycouncil

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — The Sioux City City Council has deferred a development concept plan for a 133-unit subdivision that includes single-family and townhouses. On a vote of 4 to 1, council members voted to hold off a vote on the plan until at least the council meeting on September 11th. Woodbury, Dickinson Counties […]

Mayor

Mayor Frank Cownie pens letter calling for response from Indira Sheumaker

Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie has released a letter he sent to a council member who has not shown up for meetings since March.Indira Sheumaker last attended a city council meeting on March 6. Residents filed a written complaint earlier this summer, and a lawyer for several neighbors in Ward 1 recently called on the […]

City Council

Sioux City City Council rejects Headington Park splash pad bid | #citycouncil

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — People living in one Sioux City neighborhood will have to wait for a splash pad to be added to the area park after the city council rejected a bid for a new project on Monday. City council members voted 5 to 0 to reject a bid received for the proposed […]

City Council

Des Moines City Council approves $19.5M bridge replacement | #citycouncil

Des Moines City Council approves $19.5M bridge replacement Updated: 8:38 PM CDT Aug 9, 2023 The city of Des Moines is moving forward with a plan to replace the Walnut Street Bridge, despite some disagreements from leaders.The council voted Monday to spend $19.5 million dollars to replace the aging bridge in Downtown Des Moines.However, some […]

Alabama

Who’s running for president? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

With roughly a year and a half until the 2024 presidential contest, the field of candidates is largely set. Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have dominated the early Republican race as the other candidates look for an opening to take them on. President Joe Biden faces a couple of Democratic challengers […]

Alabama

DeSantis steps up dire warning to GOP about distraction from Biden, amid Trump’s latest indictment | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

VINTON, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is increasingly urging Republicans to avoid the temptation to refight the 2020 election next year, even as former President Donald Trump remains the dominant favorite for the 2024 GOP nomination on a message of vindicating his defeat. Though DeSantis recently cast doubt on the false theories about […]

Arkansas

Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Targeting Books & Librarians

A federal judge in Arkansas temporarily stopped a new law in the state that would have authorized criminal prosecution of librarians and bookstores who provide juveniles with “harmful” materials, the Associated Press reports. Judge Timothy L. Brooks enjoined the law, which would have constructed a new process for contesting library materials for relocation to locations […]

Arkansas

Federal judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ books

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors, a federal judge ruled Saturday. U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks issued a preliminary injunction against the law, which also would have created a new process […]

Mayor

Mitchellville mayor stepping down

Mitchellville mayor stepping down Updated: 12:15 PM CDT Jul 19, 2023 Mitchellville will soon be looking for a new mayor. Nicholas Murrow, the city’s current mayor, said he’s stepping down to take another job outside Iowa.His last day as mayor will be Aug. 1. The Mitchellville City Council voted to appoint a new mayor to […]

Alabama

Trump and DeSantis begin eyeing Super Tuesday states as they prepare for 2024 long game | #elections | #alabama

As the Republican presidential primary intensifies this summer, most White House hopefuls are devoting their time to events in Iowa and New Hampshire, the states that kick off the nomination process early next year. Not Ron DeSantis or Donald Trump. The Florida governor will address more than 1,500 faithful Republicans on Saturday at Nashville’s Music […]