Grace Nieland

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Grace Nieland

Iowa State Rep. Sami Scheetz listens as selection committee members discuss merits of each of the four candidates during a meeting of the selection committee at the Jean Oxley Public Service Center in southwest Cedar Rapids on April 1. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced.

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Grace Nieland

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — Linn County Republican Party Chair Bernie Hayes is slated as the GOP nominee for an upcoming special election to represent southeast Cedar Rapids in the Iowa Legislature. Hayes was tapped Monday evening at a nomination convention for Linn County Republican Party to run in the April 29 special election. He will run to replace former House District 78 Rep.

1 week ago | globegazette.com | Grace Nieland

DES MOINES — A bill altering the procedure for filling county supervisor seats in Black Hawk County has received final approval from Gov. Kim Reynolds. The bill, Senate File 75, requires counties that house a public university to elect county supervisors by districts, rather than having members elected at-large. Further, special elections will now be required to fill most board vacancies in Iowa’s largest counties. Reynolds signed the bill into law Friday.

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Grace Nieland

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — Nonprofit leader and community organizer Angel Ramirez has emerged as the first to throw her name in the ring to represent southeast Cedar Rapids in the state Legislature. Ramirez, of Cedar Rapids, was selected Saturday at a nomination convention for Linn County Democrats ahead of the April 29 special election. She will run to replace former House District 78 Rep.

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Grace Nieland

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — Residents receiving housing assistance from Cedar Rapids soon will have more opportunities for input before a decision is made to terminate the aid. Cedar Rapids City Council members last week approved an administrative change to allow for a more robust consideration of circumstances for individuals receiving housing choice vouchers who are charged with a crime.