Facing a budget deficit of more than $12-million, Cedar Rapids school leaders are considering drastic cost-saving measures after voters rejected a proposed bond issue. Options include lowering the number of consulting contracts, reducing professional travel, and cutting staff. Chad Schumacher, the district’s director of operations, says the biggest savings would come from consolidating schools and […]
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The Clay County Republican Party will not “actively support” the re-election of a Republican who’s seeking re-election because Barry Anderson, chair
A large group of Iowa’s citizen-soldiers will be deploying this week for duty on the East Coast. About 120 Iowa National
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Local farmers are getting a new conservation tool as Iowa expands a major water quality program statewide. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
