10 women-owned businesses to support in Cedar Rapids
From a French bakery to a pet spa to a plant shop, discover Cedar Rapids’ top women-owned businesses.
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WATCH: ‘Robbing the next generation’: Turek slams Iowa GOP school proposal
On the Iowa House floor on Thursday, Rep. Josh Turek, D-Council Bluffs, called Republicans’ proposal a double standard for public and private schools.
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WATCH: The truth behind the Iowa GOP’s misleading school funding claims
Every year, Iowa Republicans announce a school funding increase. Every year, it doesn’t keep up with inflation. After a decade, schools are $270 million behind where they need to be. So Republicans aren’t changing the funding. They’re trying to change the story.
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WATCH: Iowa farmers say tariffs are devastating farm economy
Iowa farmers describe the growing crisis facing family farms as tariffs drive up input costs and gut export markets. “There’s no plan,” said Crawford County’s Dave Muhlbaeur, “and all the while we see farmers suffering by no fault of our own.”
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Kava craze: What it is & where to try it in Iowa
Kava has been consumed for thousands of years, and now you can try it across Iowa. Check out exactly what it is and why you’ll want to seek it out.
Feb
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7 ways to combat cabin fever during an Iowa winter
Feeling restless this winter? From tropical escapes to trivia nights, here are the best ways to beat the winter blues in Iowa this season.
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WATCH: Iowa City USPS worker asks for public’s support at Sunday rally
With contract negotiations starting up next week, the National Association of Letter Carriers is holding nationwide rallies to ask for a fair contract. Here's what they're asking for, and how you can support.
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WATCH: Farmer: Trump’s tariffs ‘undermine our rural way of life’
President Donald Trump has enacted sweeping tariffs on imported goods, igniting trade disputes and disrupting global markets. Some Iowa farmers are worried about how one president’s policy will impact rural Iowa’s future.
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WATCH: Iowa GOP fears losing, wants to kneecap the next governor
Iowa Republicans are trying to strip the next governor's powers before the election even happens. They've done it before.
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WATCH: What’s siphoning money out of Iowa’s public schools?
Could Iowa phase out private school vouchers someday?
That’s what a grassroots group is working toward.
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) wants to get rid of vouchers and put the tax money that goes to private schools back into the public school system.
CCI is organizing people to urge their local school boards to pass a resolution that demands the governor and state legislature end vouchers, plus provide a 5% annual increase in public school funding.
So far at least 10 of Iowa’s 327 school districts have unanimously passed resolutions, including the Cedar Rapids Community School District.
That’s where Kelly McMahon is a kindergarten teacher.
✏️: Salina Heller
