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Iowa House Study Bill 780 would ban ‘warrant resolution clinics,’ allowing residents to resolve low-level warrants without jail time

Updated: Iowa House lawmakers passed HF 2787 to ban counties and other entities from hosting events to help people with outstanding low-level warrants avoid jail.

Rest in Iowa: George Foreman’s family visits boxer’s burial site in Sioux City cemetery

Even though boxing legend George Foreman wasn't born in Iowa, he wanted to be buried in Sioux City.

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Polk County to launch its first warrant resolution clinic

The CJCC joined forces with various organizations to help Polk County residents resolve their non-violent warrants.

Black Iowans hit hardest in Iowa’s soaring cancer rates

Advocates explain how policy choices and legislative choices affect cancer rates for Black Iowans.