01 December 2009

Wow! Is it actually December already? Where did the year go?

We hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving wherever your travels took you.

By the way, hopefully, you didn't forget to Vote on December 1 in Cedar Rapids for the municipal runoff election ...



How can we get more participation in Local, State and Federal elections in Cedar Rapids and throughout our State?


On Monday, November 30Th, Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks announced that she will be a candidate for the Republican nomination for the 2nd U.S. Congressional District of Iowa to face current incumbant Dave Loebsack (D-IA).

Miller-Meeks returns to challenge Loebsack - Muscatine Journal
Mariannette Miller-Meeks, center, announced Monday at the Quality Cobbler at Muscatine Mall that she plans to run for Iowa's 2nd ...
Miller-Meeks jumps right back in - Burlington Hawk Eye
Miller-Meeks to seek 2nd District seat again - UI The Daily Iowan
Miller-Meeks stresses 2008 lessons learned - Ottumwa Courier

Mayor-elect Ron Corbett in Cedar Rapids wants feedback from Flood victims.

Mayor-elect Corbett to meet with flood victims on Thursday evening - The Gazette
Mayor-elect Ron Corbett will hold what he’s billing as a “listening session for flood victims” on Thursday evening from 6 to 8 at IBEW Local 405, 1211 Wiley Blvd. SW.In a news release announcing the event, Corbett says he promised during his recent election campaign that he would make helping flood victims a first priority.He calls the listening session “the first step toward fulfilling that campaign promise.”He wants to hear about gaps and needs and how the city can improve ...

It's not all Flood recovery business in the City of Cedar Rapids.

City open house on trails set for Monday evening - The Gazette
City Hall is holding an open house on Monday evening to give the public a chance to weigh in on a Comprehensive Trails Master Plan.The event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in Ballroom #2 at the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel.Residents also can provide feedback at www.cedar-rapids.org/publicworks or www.shive-hattery.com/CRTrails/index.htmlThe comments will help the City Council prioritize trail construction in the next 10 years ...

Local candidate for Governor suspends campaign in Iowa.

Fong suspends camapign, but promises a second act - The Gazette
The first act didn’t end well, “but the play is still being written and I’m looking forward to taking the stage again,” Cedar Rapids gubernatorial hopeful Christian Fong said Tuesday.
Fong suspended his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor, but promised he’ll be back.Fong, 32, who was making his first run ...

The State of Iowa has a Budget Gap to clean up come January 2010.

Iowa lawmakers will return in January to a billion dollar budget gap - The Gazette
State lawmakers will be required to close a billion-dollar funding gap when they return to the Capitol next January to fashion a fiscal 2011 budget, according to an analysis issued Wednesday.The nonpartisan Legislative Service Agency released projections for the upcoming budget cycle that estimated built-in spending commitments of $6.466 billion and available revenue under the 99 percent spending limitation law at $5.396 billion – leaving a projected budget gap of $1.07 billion.“It’s about what we expected,” said Senate Majority Leader ...

Closing thoughts on Government:

peace

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