Iowa City City Council Nixing Red-Light Traffic Cameras: Iowa City Daily Links, June 5

Best thing about flooding improving? I don't have to feel guilty about liking rain anymore.

On to the Links!

Mitchell Schmidt of the Press-Citizen writes that the next few days of rain aren't expected to greatly change the flooding situation which continues to look better.
The University of Iowa has received the Board of Regents blessing to rebuild its art museum downtown. (Press-Citizen)

Gregg Hennigan of the Gazette writes that Iowa City City Council is set to repeal the red-light traffic camera law. Ars Technica also had a story about Iowa City banning red-light cameras and drones.

Adam Sullivan of the Press-Citizen writes that the Iowa City Council approved its new SEATS contract and not everybody was pleased with it.

The Gazette has a report on the an Iowa City entrepeneur's journey to starting her own local clothing business.

Iowa's marijuana arrest disparity is among the worst in the nation. Iowa City Police Chief Sam Hargadine said the numbers are misleading. (Press-Citizen)

A Coralville teen who ran away with her boyfriend was found safe in Des Moines.

Daily Links Excerpt of the Day

Iowa City officials hope to minimize controversial cuts to the area’s paratransit service, but elected leaders and administrators appear puzzled as to how to do that.The Iowa City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a contract with Johnson County for SEATS transit service. Following a county funding decrease, the plan would involve cutting Sunday service and a 50 percent fare subsidy from the city.A majority of the council initially appeared poised to vote “no” in objection to those cuts. Instead, the council approved the agreement but also directed city staff to work on a way to at least partially avoid those cuts.A handful of SEATS users spoke to the council, all criticizing the fare hike and Sunday cut.