WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden highlighted the differences between his economic policies and those of the last Republican administration during a trip to a Wisconsin
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Reynolds renews call for special education reform after adjusting her plan
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday reiterated her desire to revamp a system that provides special education services to Iowa’s schoolchildren amid early opposition to her
Iowa needs to stop law enforcement’s creeping secrecy over names
The increasing secrecy by Iowa law enforcement and their lawyers about identifying people by name raises important questions underlying public confidence in the critical work
Bipartisan deal to expand child tax credit, revive business tax breaks advances in Congress
WASHINGTON — A plan to temporarily expand the child tax credit and revive tax breaks for businesses received overwhelming bipartisan support in a committee vote
Feds raise Iowa corn yield estimate amid record national production
Iowa averaged about 201 bushels of corn per acre last year, an estimate that eclipsed the previous year’s yields and ranks fourth-highest in the state’s
Waldo’s Journey from Stray to Sanctuary
In early October of 2023, The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported, “Iowa court records indicate that in March 2023, Sioux City cited 60-year-old Troy Verdoorn, the
DeSantis: Eminent domain needed in pipeline projects like Keystone
As the debate over carbon capture pipelines continues in Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that the use of eminent domain covered projects
Landowner objects to pipeline hearing on Election Day
A landowner in the path of Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed carbon dioxide pipeline said it’s improper for state regulators to hold part of the company’s
Iowa Supreme Court reverses itself, making it harder to sue hog confinements
The Iowa Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for landowners to sue for damages caused by large-scale animal confinements, saying it “wrongly decided” a
Frankenstein legislation and midnight shell games thrive under Iowa Supreme Court
Iowans’ ability to stay informed about what’s happening in the state Legislature took another body blow recently – and lawmakers aren’t even in session. The
