Cedar Rapids City Officials Hope for RAGBRAI Stop

28 January 2012, 9:29 am

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - In its 40th year, RAGBRAI officials will announce the overnight stops for this summer’s event Saturday night in Des Moines. Cedar Rapids city officials hope that will mean tens of thousands of people will come to the city of Five Seasons.... Read More »

Braley embarking on two day college tour

26 January 2012, 6:28 am

Congressman Bruce Braley will be traveling Eastern Iowa Thursday and Friday talking to college students, faculty and administrators.... Read More »

In Iowa, Obama shows some swagger

25 January 2012, 6:36 pm

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — If President Barack Obama is showing some swagger, it shouldn't be a surprise. His job approval ratings point to an uptick. The Navy SEAL unit that killed Osama bin... Read More »

Obama begins post-SOTU tour in Iowa

25 January 2012, 2:41 pm

  CEDAR RAPIDS, IA -- President Obama began his post-State of the Union trip with a stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday to reinforce his call to bolster American manufacturing.  The initiative, one of four pillars in the White House's "blueprint for an economy buil …... Read More »

Obama in Iowa: Wrong for firms in U.S. to pay one of world's highest tax rates

25 January 2012, 12:22 pm

Creating a lasting economy starts with changing the tax code, President Barack Obama said today in Iowa.... Read More »

Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney en route Cedar Rapids, IA, 1/25/2012

25 January 2012, 11:52 am

Release Time:  For Immediate Release Aboard Air Force One En Route Cedar Rapids, Iowa     11:24 A.M. EST   MR. CARNEY:  Good morning, everyone.  How are you?  Welcome to the first leg of the President's three-day trip following his State of the Union address.    As you know, I believe,... Read More »

Obama turns attention to energy in key states

25 January 2012, 10:35 am

President Barack Obama is announcing the sale of oil and gas drilling leases for nearly 38 million acres in the Gulf Coast and promoting the completion of a highway corridor for vehicles that run on liquefied natural gas, a response to critics who say his policies have stifled domestic energy produc... Read More »

Obama promotes energy agenda in Nevada, Colorado; announces Gulf drilling lease sale

25 January 2012, 9:34 am

President Barack Obama tours Conveyor Engineering and Manufacturing, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.... Read More »

Upbeat and on a roll, Obama showing some swagger

25 January 2012, 12:03 am

If President Barack Obama is showing some swagger, it shouldn't be a surprise.... Read More »

Rail history group bringing passenger trains to Cedar Rapids

17 January 2012, 8:55 pm

While passenger rail advocates continue to work toward establishing a Chicago-Iowa City Amtrak route, an Amtrak train will run between Chicago and Cedar Rapids this summer. But if you want to ride, you’d better join the club first. Members of the National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) will hav... Read More »