The federal government faces a widespread shutdown at midnight tonight due to a partisan impasse over spending and health care, while Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, a Republican, says “Democrats are holding the Senate hostage.” Grassley says hope is evaporating for what’s known as a clean continuing resolution, a bare-bones agreement that simply says spending will […]
Iowa legislature votes to increase penalty for animal torture
The legislature has unanimously passed a bill that raises the penalty for animal torture to a felony, with a potential sentence
