Broadway Street Stays Broadway, Moen Gets New Design Approval: Iowa City Daily News Links, April 18

Wednesday. Meh.

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Gregg Hennigan of the Gazette reports that Broadway Street is going to remain Broadway Street for the time being, despite its negative reputation.

Mitchell Schmidt of the Iowa City Press-Citizen visits a home that was ravaged by the Iowa City tornado six years ago.

Schmidt also reported that developer Marc Moen received city council approval for a new design for his most recent high-rise building project.

Another facilities project under debate is proposed improvements to City High School's Athletic fields, writes Derek Kellison of the Daily Iowan.

The parents of Peng Tang are being held on charges that they attempted to bribe an alleged sexual assault victim into changing her story. This despite the fact that they reportedly have very little money to use for a bribe, writes Vanessa Miller of the Gazette.

Jordyn Reiland of the Daily Iowan writes that cost could become an issue if legislators choose to lengthen the school year.

There has been an outbreak of shootings in Cedar Rapids in recent weeks. Something to keep an eye on.

A judge ruled in the state of Iowa's favor, saying that the Iowa government did not discriminate against 6,000 African American employees that were in a class-action lawsuit against it.

Here's a cool story about a struggling Iowa writer who was helped by Reddit.

Say goodbye to Iowa's football practice field bubble.

Daily Links Excerpt of the Day

Iowa City School District officials say cost will be the biggest factor if legislators continue their discussion on lengthening the school year in the next legislative session.

"We are very dependent on the state for our funding," said Superintendent Steve Murley. "If the state is able to allocate [more] dollars, it could offset the costs."

Part of Gov. Terry Branstad's recent education proposal recommends the Legislature create a task force to study the approach to take — whether the school year should be longer, the days should be longer, or if changes should apply to only selected school districts.

"This is an issue the governor wants to explore more with Iowans and what makes sense under which circumstances prior to taking a position," wrote Tim Albrecht, a spokesman for Branstad, in an email.

Iowa and 32 other states require schools to be in session for 180 days and approximately 28 hours in any consecutive five-day period, according to school officials.

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