A district court judge has struck down a lawsuit that challenged the language in the Linn County gambling referendum that allowed developers to get a license to build a casino in Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids mayor Tiffany O’Donnell says the ruling affirmed that Linn County voters knew exactly what they were voting for.
“These voters approved this back in ‘21 and have been dodging bullets and fists ever since,” she says. The lawsuit came after the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission decided not to act on the complaint about the referendum and went on to award the gambling license to Linn County…