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
Lawmakers’ Obscenity Purge Focuses on Wrong Targets
The Iowa Legislature wants to keep sexually explicit materials out of the hands of minors. That seems like a reasonable enough goal, but lawmakers
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
Sampsons Honored with 40th Allbaugh Community Service Award
By Edward Lynn, Editor EAGLE GROVE — Mark and Ann Sampson have been named the recipients of the 40th annual Allbaugh Community Service Award, recognizing
Eagle Grove Chamber, CDC Leaders Address Growth, Challenges at Annual Dinner
By Edward Lynn, Editor EAGLE GROVE, Iowa – Local business and community leaders gathered at the Rails Depot event center Monday night, for the joint
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
