The U.S. Justice Department will investigate whether the Des Moines school district has prioritized race-based hiring practices rather than evaluating job applicants based on merit. That announcement came amid Tuesday’s news that Des Moines superintendent Ian Roberts, who was detained by immigration agents Friday, submitted his resignation and the Des Moines School Board met Tuesday […]
Iowa Senate leader says pipeline issue’s not going away
The Iowa Senate’s new Majority Leader says the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline was “front and center” in conversations he had