Pipeline bill dilemma a stumbling block to ending ’25 Iowa legislature
It’s not yet clear that the 2025 Iowa legislature will be able to finish work on the state budget this week and adjourn for the year. Twelve Republicans have said […]
Iowa Senate adjourns for week without votes on pipeline policy, budget bills
Republican Senators met for over six hours Friday to privately debate restrictions on the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions Pipeline, then emerged late Friday afternoon and adjourned for the week without […]
Supreme Court throws out lawsuit over English only election documents
The Iowa Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling from a group seeking to allow the printing of election documents in languages other than English. The League of United […]
Iowa Senate might debate carbon pipeline restrictions today
A bill to limit a carbon pipeline company’s ability to seize private property along the pipeline route is on the Iowa Senate’s debate list today. Dozens of Iowans affected by […]
Representative Hinson confident US/UK trade deal will benefit Iowa farmers
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says she’s enthusiastic about the trade agreement reached Thursday between the United States and the United Kingdom. Hinson, a Republican from Marion, says there’s promise the […]
Iowa’s fallen law officers remembered in state ceremony
The state held its annual ceremony honoring fallen law officers today at the Peace Officer Memorial near the State Capitol. There were no new names added to the memorial this […]
Iowans can help ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ at their mailboxes tomorrow
Iowans are encouraged to leave food by their mailboxes this weekend as part of a coast-to-coast effort to fight hunger. Randall Lein, a mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service […]
Iowan nominated to be an assistant secretary in U.S. Dept. of Education
President Trump has nominated an Iowan to a leadership role in the U.S. Department of Education. Businessman David Barker of Iowa City is a current member of the board that […]
Free course trains Iowans with no health care experience to help save lives
Iowans who are tired of feeling like there’s nothing they can do after hearing about crime rampages and disasters are encouraged to take a free, hour-long course to learn how […]
Iowa’s Catholic bishops react to election of Pope Leo
The state’s Catholic bishops are calling on the half a million Catholics in Iowa to pray for Pope Leo XIV, the first American born pope. Bishop William Joensen of the […]