For former Iowa City Mayor Jim Throgmorton, the confines of City Hall are not an unfamiliar atmosphere. He has presided over periods of transition — especially in the realm of policing and sustainability...
Sitting among the Iowa City City Council's five female members in its newfound woman majority, Councilor Bruce Teague highlighted his vision for an equitable City Council in making the case to become...
Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor
• December 19, 2019
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors passed the third and final consideration of an ordinance that would tighten farmland regulations with a 3-2 vote on Thursday and will go into effect on Jan. 15.Â
The...
Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor
• December 12, 2019
Local farmers gathered in the hallway of the Johnson County Public Administration Building Thursday night to share frustrations after the county Board of Supervisors adjourned its meeting without a public-comment...
When Iowa City’s Diversity Committee first established itself in 2012, one of its earliest suggestions was to create an annual report on racial equity.
With a new decade just weeks away, Iowa City’s...
Although Iowa will close the 2019 budget books with a surplus of over $289 million, Democratic lawmakers from Johnson County characterized the extra dollars as a result of Republicans at the helm of state...
The Iowa City City Council urged Congress to pass carbon dividend legislation that aims to cut carbon emissions by 40 percent and create 2.1 million jobs.
In a resolution passed at the council’s Tuesday...
The City of Iowa City is officially starting its deer population-management plan with deer-crossing signage at the beginning of the sharpshooting season.
The city has signed a contract with White Buffalo...
Johnson County, Iowa City, and 25 other Iowa entities recently opted to keep working toward the climate-action goals outlined by the Paris Climate Agreement, despite the Trump administration beginning...
The United States Department of Agriculture released new regulations intended to govern production of industrial hemp in Iowa.
The new regulations cover all areas of hemp production and include a licensing...
The Johnson County auditor said voter turnout was slightly lower than expected Tuesday for the first-ever combined Iowa City City Council and Iowa City Community School Board elections.
According to...
Women will dominate the Iowa City City Council after Laura Bergus and Janice Weiner secured at-large seats to the governing body Tuesday night.
Megan Alter, Laura Bergus, and Janice Weiner had vied...
