About this episode

The episode discusses school closures in Cedar Rapids, the passage of the MAHA bill, and the acquisition of at-risk community newspapers in Iowa.

Several schools are closing in the Cedar Rapids school district. The MAHA bill has passed the Iowa House and Senate. And some community newspapers in Iowa that were at risk of shutting down have a new owner.

Topics covered

• school closures
• legislation
• community news
• Iowa politics
• education

Keywords

• Cedar Rapids
• MAHA bill
• Iowa House
• Iowa Senate
• school closures
• community newspapers
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Iowa House, Iowa Senate, community newspapers

Places: Cedar Rapids

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