By Cami Koons A bill advancing in the Iowa House would change parts of the process for election recounts in Iowa, including a new composition
Month: February 2025
Fired county administrator was subjected to months of office surveillance
By Clark Kauffman Jasper County’s administrator of veterans’ affairs was fired late last year after three months of surveillance on her activities within the county
Iowa Board of Regents president directs universities to scrub websites of DEI
By Brooklyn Draisey Iowa Board of Regents President Sherry Bates directed state universities Thursday to remove all online mentions of diversity, equity and inclusion and begin
House water use bill aims to ‘make sure Iowa doesn’t become Kansas’
By: Cami Koons An Iowa House subcommittee advanced a bill Thursday that would require water use permits be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in terms
Iowa House Bill Would Limit Snap Food Eligibility
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch February 26, 2025 An Iowa bill promises to fund the Double Up Food Bucks program, but only if the
Hundreds protest as Legislature debates removing gender identity from Iowa Civil Rights Act
By: Robin Opsahl Lawmakers in both chambers are considering legislation Thursday that would remove protections from discrimination on the basis of gender identity from Iowa civil
Former sheriff, being sued by his successor, must repay jobless benefits
By: Clark Kauffmen A former county sheriff who collected unemployment benefits after losing his bid for reelection will now have to repay those benefits, a
Senate panel advances death penalty bill for murder of peace officers
By: Robin Opsahl A Senate subcommittee advanced this year’s proposal to reinstate the death penalty in Iowa in cases where a person is found guilty
Jury trials set as grave marker theft defendants enter pleas
By Michael Hohenbrink Mid-America Publishing All three individuals charged with stealing grave markers have a tentative trial date set while the suspects are all pleading
Iowa lawmakers work to restrict medication abortion access, inform about abortion pill reversal
By: Cami Koons An Iowa House subcommittee advanced a bill Tuesday that would restrict access to abortion medication by mail, require physicians to inform patients
