A “Freedom to Garden Act” has passed the Iowa Senate unanimously. “This bill addresses a growing concern — literally growing our own food,” Senator Cherielynn Westrich of Ottumwa, the bill’s floor manager, said to start debate. The bill would forbid state and local governments from regulating vegetable gardens on property the gardener owns or rents. […]
Governor cites executive privilege in lawsuit over newspaper’s records request
Governor Kim Reynolds is suing the Des Moines Register over the paper’s public records request for email conversations among the governor’s