Coralville and Opponents Call Off Von Maur Lawsuit and Countersuit: Iowa City Daily News Links, Feb. 13

Just a second, need to take a drink of water before I can finish these links.

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Lee Hermiston of the Iowa City Press-Citizen writes that the Iowa River Landing progress can continue proceeding a little more smoothly now that two lawsuits regarding Von Maur have been dropped. 

Mike Hlas of the Gazette writes how wrestling being dropped from the Olympics hurts Iowa City.

Dan Gable has vowed to fight the Olympic Committee's decision to drop wrestling from the Olympic Games, and by fight I assume he means he's going to find the decision and force it to wrestle him. If so, I pity the decision. (Press-Citizen)

Mitch Schmidt writes that the President's State of the Union probably warmed the hearts of Iowans, especially the parts about alternative energy. (Press-Citizen)

Iowa GOP leaders say they will likely fight against Medicaid expansion in the Iowa House. Iowa Democrats contended that sticking with the old system will mean spending more for less quality. (Des Moines Register)

A Voter ID law is rearing its head again in the Iowa Legislature. (Des Moines Register)

A bill shifting revenue for traffic-cameras away from cities and directing it instead to the state road use fund won support in the Iowa House. (Des Moines Register)

Daily Links Excerpt of the Day:

Coralville City Administrator Kelly Hayworth said the lawsuit filed last March against the city by a group of businesspeople and developers over the city’s land sale to Von Maur in the Iowa River Landing has been dropped. In turn, the city has dropped its countersuit against the plaintiffs.

“Both the business people and the city dismissed our lawsuits against each other,” Hayworth said Wednesday. “Now, that part of it is behind us.”

The decision to drop the countersuit was approved by the Coralville City Council at Tuesday’s meeting.

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