Iowa lawmakers in both chambers moved quickly to pass a moratorium on new casino constructions before a decision from the Iowa Racing and Gaming commission on February 6.

The odds of Cedar Rapids finally getting a casino took a hit Thursday when state lawmakers advanced legislation that would prohibit any new casinos in Iowa for at least five years.

A new $750 million dollar data center in Cedar Rapids is expected to move forward in Tuesday's city council meeting. The center is to be built off 76th Avenue

A five-year legislative pause on new gaming licenses is one step closer to pumping the breaks on a proposed Cedar Rapids casino.

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) - Thursday afternoon, Iowa lawmakers continued with their flurry of action to pass a five-year moratorium on new casino licenses. House members, led by the Republican majority, approved the ban 68-31.

Iowa lawmakers are looking to fast-track a bill halting new gaming licenses, potentially blocking Linn County's third try for a casino.

The two large-scale data center projects slated for southwest Cedar Rapids are moving ahead, after the Cedar Rapids City Council, at its regular meeting

The announcement sparked confusion and legal challenges across the country. The Trump administration rescinded the memo but says President Trump’s executive order remains in effect. That order mandated agencies review federal grants and loans to cut out diversity, equity and inclusion efforts that Trump called “Woke ideologies”.

Bills to create a five-year moratorium on new state-licensed casinos in Iowa have been introduced by Republicans in both chambers of the Iowa Legislature.

Iowa cities, counties and school districts would be prohibited from using taxpayer funding to pay statehouse lobbyists under legislation considered in the Iowa Senate.

Iowa lawmakers have taken swift action on a proposed casino moratorium that would temporarily halt the licensing of new casinos in the state. House Study Bill 80, which was advanced Monday by both a subcommittee and the House Ways and Means Committee,