Meet Aime Wichtendahl, Iowa’s first transgender state representative
Nov 13, 2024 · Iowans have elected the first transgender representative to serve in the state Legislature. Democrat Aime Wichtendahl of Hiawatha won the race for the open seat in Iowa House District 80 in the Cedar Rapids area. On IPR’s River to River, Wichtendahl said it was late into the night Tuesday before she was sure she had won. “It was a lot of different emotions processing on Tuesday evening ...
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Iowa awards nearly $200,000 in grants to strengthen rural …
Oct 11, 2024 · Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority recently announced the allocation of $190,000 in grant money that will go to ten rural communities throughout Iowa.
Rock Island moratorium halts new vape shops until 2025
Oct 16, 2024 · On Monday, Oct. 14, the Rock Island City Council placed a moratorium on the development of new vape shops within the city. The ban is in effect until it is lifted on Dec. 31, 2024.
2024 election results from Iowa and Illinois | WVIK, Quad Cities NPR
Nov 6, 2024 · 2024 election results from Iowa and Illinois. Listen at 90.3 FM and 98.3 FM in the Quad Cities, 95.9 FM in Dubuque, or on the WVIK app!
House Ethics Committee is deadlocked on whether to release …
Updated November 20, 2024 at 17:00 PM ET. The U.S. House Committee on Ethics is deadlocked on whether to release its report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, whose nomination to serve as President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general has been plagued by controversy.
Three men dead after their boat capsized near Bellevue
Dec 9, 2024 · The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says three men died in the Mississippi River on Sunday, Dec. 8th, after their boat capsized below the dam at Bellevue, Iowa.
Iowa Economic Development Authority grants funding towards …
Nov 7, 2024 · The city of Dubuque received $85,000 towards the transformation of a strip mall located on Main Street. Washington City, located in Washington County, was awarded $100,000 to restore a historic building along Iowa Avenue to its original 1900s appearance.
Davenport City Council postpones hotel proposal to January …
Dec 12, 2024 · The Davenport City Council has again postponed a riverfront hotel development package downtown. Council members voted Wednesday night, Dec. 11th for more time to hash out details of the tax breaks for a 82-room extended …