Iowa House has unanimously passed the “Public Expression Protection Act” to help Iowans facing lawsuits that backers of the bill say are meant to intimidate critics. Republican Representative Steven Holt of Denison sponsored the bill after a former Carroll policeman sued the local newspaper for reporting on the policeman’s relationships with teenage girls. “A newspaper […]
Officials cite escalation in cyber attacks on state government, issue alert
The Iowa Department of Management has sent an alert to state employees, warning that the state’s Emergency Operations Center has observed