Climate change was on the minds of the Iowa City city councilors this week as they discussed their concerns with legislative limitations on tackling reducing emissions.
In light of the protests from...
Despite some councilors’ reservations, the Iowa City City Council on a 5-1 vote has added bow hunting to its long-term plan to manage the local deer population.
The plan was adjusted to include bow...
Although thousands of miles away from the country, members of the local Sudanese population feel the effects of ongoing turmoil and bloodshed in Sudan.
Iowa City City Councilor Mazahir Salih is now...
The Iowa City City Council took its first step with a consideration of the rezoning of the Forest View mobile-home park on Tuesday.
Forest View sits south of Interstate 80 and west of North Dubuque Street....
City Councilor Pauline Taylor, who represents District A, announced that she will be running for re-election in a press release Thursday.
Taylor is in her first term as a city councilor after being...
On a 7-0 vote, the Iowa City City Council approved first consideration of a controversial moratorium on rental permits across the city until March 7, 2020.
The moratorium was proposed in reaction to...
The growing pool of Iowa City City Council candidates gained another contender Tuesday, with Iowa City attorney Laura Bergus announcing her campaign for an at-large seat on Twitter this morning.
Bergus...
A day after Mayor Jim Throgmorton announced that he would not run for a third term, a new candidate has entered the race for Iowa City City Council.
Megan Early Alter announced her candidacy for...
Iowa City Councilor John Thomas has announced that he will seek re-election for his seat representing District C in the November 2019 election.
A retired landscape architect from San Francisco, Thomas...
The Iowa City City Council has received a letter from the Iowa City Climate Action Advisory Board recommending that the city be a stakeholder throughout the process concerning the proposed public-private...
After eight years on Iowa City’s City Council and four years as the mayor of Iowa City, Jim Throgmorton has announced he will not seek re-election in the fall.
Throgmorton’s second term on the council...
Iowa City has announced a future major construction project for Dodge Street in collaboration with the Iowa Department of Transportation, and the city seeks some public input.
The two-year project is...
