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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Loebsack revs up campaign

ALEX HANAFAN June 23, 2014

Roughly two dozen devoted Democrats gathered in a crowded room to discuss the long road to election season on Sunday afternoon.  Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, opened his new campaign office in Iowa...

Man accused of stealing TV

DI STAFF June 23, 2014

Authorities have accused a man of stealing and pawning a TV. Tyrone Smith, 23, address unknown, was charged April 2 with third-degree burglary. Smith allegedly entered a woman’s apartment while she...

Local man accused of cashing fraudulent check

DI STAFF June 23, 2014

Authorities accused a local man of cashing a fraudulent check for more than $700. Frederick Flax, 20, was charged May 23 with forgery and third-degree theft. According to an Iowa City police complaint,...

The tiff over TIF

QUENTIN MISIAG June 23, 2014

The Koch Brothers. Politico. John Stewart. The New York Times. And the city of Coralville.  Tax-increment financing, known locally and nationally as TIF, is public financing that freezes a property-tax...

State political conventions wrap up

QUENTIN MISIAG June 23, 2014

DES MOINES — The political smoke, slander, and staunch sauntering cleared at least temporarily following the closure of Iowa’s final political party convention on the evening of June 21, with...

Efficiency study shifts to new phase

ERIN MARSHALL June 19, 2014

By the end of the year, the three regent universities may be presented a plan to save a total of $80 million annually. The Transparent, Inclusive Efficiency Review, led by Deloitte Consulting, developed...

Dems show about to open

Hundreds of Iowa Democrats will congregate in Iowa’s capital city for a turn in the political limelight, a full week after a pack of high-caliber Republican leaders from across the nation took to...

Hog farm seeks growth

KRISTEN BARON June 19, 2014

A proposed farm expansion may be anything but hog heaven for Johnson County residents. Ray Slach of West Brach has requested a permit to expand his existing 2,400 head of hog confinement feeding operation....

Little Libraries growing in area

PAUL OSGERBY June 19, 2014

One organization has established a more than mailbox-sized presence in Iowa City. Little Free Library, an international project that came to Iowa City in 2012, is expanding. “All around now, neighborhoods...

Improved Orientation swings along

KRISTEN BARON June 18, 2014

Future Hawkeyes will soon prepare to leave their nest but not without first learning how to fly. Black and gold banners reading “Welcome Class of 2018” lined the University of Iowa campus...

Hatch selects CR’s Vernon for ticket

QUENTIN MISIAG June 18, 2014

CEDAR RAPIDS — Don’t count Monica Vernon out quite yet. Despite failing to snag northeast Iowa’s 1st Congressional District seat in the June 3 primary, Vernon, a Cedar Rapids city councilor...

Council mulls sales tax option

PAUL OSGERBY June 18, 2014

Recent state tax reforms have Iowa City officials questioning whether a new tax levy that they say would provide an adequate source of revenue should be placed on the November ballot. And while city...