Red-Light Traffic Camera Petition Filed. But What's Next?: Iowa City Daily News Links, April 2

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Gregg Hennigan of the Gazette has the latest on the red-light traffic camera petition, which has now been filed. It's legitimacy, however, is still up in the air.

$23 million could go to community colleges to help with Iowa's skilled worker shortage if the bill that passes the Iowa Senate passes the Iowa House. (Des Moines Register)

Adam Sullivan of the Press-Citizen has a short video on the Dr. Who April Fools' prank from yesterday.

Careful Ped Mall bros, if the Iowa Senate has its way, there could be a whole new crime for removing a radio from a police officer. (Des Moines Register)

Gov. Terry Branstad is holding firm on his regents selections and wants to see the Iowa Senate vote on them. (Press Citizen via Des Moines Register)

The West High School boys track team is looking to repeat as champions. (Press-Citizen)

Retest! A failure of the several sirens during a tornado week test will lead Johnson County to run another test today at 10:00 a.m.

The Iowa Memorial Union has added a gender neutral bathroom to the lower floor, writes Tara Bannow of the Press-Citizen.

Jens Manuel Krogstad of the Des Moines Register has the story of a University of Iowa student who has a plan to lower student debt. (Des Moines Register)

A former Muscatine County judge was found "very intoxicated" with marijuana in his possession in a hotel room at the Sheraton. (Press-Citizen)

You might not have realized it, but there is now a Harlem Globetrotter Day in Iowa. (Des Moines RegisteR)

Daily Links Excerpt of the Day:

But even if the petition is valid, there remains the major unresolved question of whether it was brought in a timely manner and therefore whether the City Council even has to act.

The petition effort was led by Iowa City residents Aleksey Gurtovoy and Martha Hampel, with the aid of the unusual pairing of the Johnson County Republicans and the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa.

Gurtovoy said they filed signatures from 3,322 registered Iowa City voters with the City Clerk’s Office Monday. They needed 2,500.

Gurtovoy said the cameras do not improve public safety, raise privacy concerns and are a money grab by cities.

“There are so many downsides,” he said. “If it wasn’t for revenue, this wouldn’t even be on table.”

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