A new agreement between the State of Iowa and the Meskwaki Nation makes it clear Meskwaki Police have the authority to pursue and arrest suspects who travel outside the tribe’s settlement near Tama. In 1948, Congress gave the State of Iowa jurisdiction over all crimes committed on the Meskwaki settlement near Tama, but that law […]
Negotiator cites ‘momentum’ in Iowa property tax negotiations
Two key statehouse decision makers say yesterday’s Senate vote on a property tax plan is “productive,” but negotiations continue over what
