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...
The Iowa City City Council on Monday unanimously passed a motion to widen the intersection of Burlington and Madison Streets on Monday.
The council's passage of the intersection-improvement proposal...
As local elections take place across the nation Today, Johnson County officials are optimistic that voter turnout will be high based on the elevated number of early voters and an increased number of young...
Since her move to Iowa City nearly 25 years ago, Megan Alter calls the area her home. Now, Alter aims to give back to the community that she said has been so generous to her as she runs for one of two...
Iowa City native Laura Bergus is throwing her hat in the ring for one of the two Iowa City City Council at-large seats up for grabs Nov. 5.
In high school, Bergus worked as a City Council intern and...
Following more than two decades in foreign service in various locations, Janice Weiner has returned to her hometown of Iowa City to serve her community roots in the race for Iowa City City Council.
The...
Iowa City City Hall seats were filled Tuesday night as five City Council candidates for at-large and district seats convened in a forum to address public concerns, discuss their policies and platforms,...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted to increase the county’s recommended minimum wage 13 cents to $10.40 per hour.
The move continues the recommended phased increases in the county’s minimum...
Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter
• February 26, 2019
An Iowa City company seeks to bring new technology to the fields with automated drones, but employees would like Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to increase bandwidth in rural Iowa to help with connectivity.
Automated...
The Johnson County fiscal 2020 budget estimate, approved by the Board of Supervisors last week, focuses heavily on capital projects and renovation.
County financial administrator Dana Aschenbrenner said...
The Johnson County Citizens Police Academy has reached maximum enrollment capacity for the first time in recent memory. The academy, now in its 22nd year, combines the Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty,...
