Winnebago County Becomes Iowa’s 18th Second Amendment Sanctuary County
The Winnebago County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution on Tuesday to make their county Iowa's 18th Second Amendment Sanctuary.
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Buchanan County Becomes Iowa’s 14th Second Amendment Sanctuary County
Buchanan County’s Board of Supervisors on Monday voted unanimously a resolution making their county the 12th county in the state...
Feedback Sought From Davenport Residents on City’s Flood Mitigation Plan
Residents have until September 15 to provide feedback on Davenport’s draft plan for multi-million dollar flood resilience projects along the...
Chickasaw County Becomes Iowa’s 11th Second Amendment Sanctuary County
Chickasaw County's Board of Supervisors voted 4 to 1 to approve a resolution making their county the 11th Second Amendment...
Watchdog Group Wants to Arm Iowa Property Taxpayers with Information
Iowans for Tax Relief launched ITR Local to help Iowans "start a conversation" with their local elected officials about their property...
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SmartCards will be phased out as parking meters are replaced with pay stations. The last meters are anticipated to be...
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Protesters were arrested at the Des Moines City Council meeting after the council voted four to three to proceed with their...
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