WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa will face Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas in the race to become the next Senate Republican Conference
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Senate kills nuisance deer bill over worries about youth hunting
A bill that would expand the time period in which deer can be killed to prevent damage to crops and trees did not get support
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Teacher Compensation Passed House Raises the minimum teacher starting salary to $47,500 in year one and $50,000 in year two Provides $14 million for educational
S.D. Legislature passes attempted balance between landowners and carbon pipeline project
Years of debate about a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline came to a head Wednesday at the South Dakota state Capitol as lawmakers passed three bills
Reclaiming the ‘public’ in public education
Iowa Writers ‘Collaborative. Linking Iowa readers and writers.In 2014, a new book, “for all the small schools, a photographic pursuit of Iowa’s forgotten schools,” by
Senators rewrite bill to restrict research of meat substitutes
A bill that was amended in the Iowa Senate on Thursday would now prohibit the state’s regent universities from researching “manufactured protein products.” Senate Study
Senate passes bill allowing state agencies to hire private accountants
The Iowa Senate approved a bill Monday allowing state agencies to employ private accountants to conduct annual audits instead of the state auditor’s office. Iowa
Lawmakers move to shorten student-teaching requirements, expand work-based learning
Proposed legislation that would shorten student teaching requirements for certain students and expand work-based and other experiential learning programs will move ahead with a promise
Patients struck by long COVID plead with U.S. Senate panel for more research funding
WASHINGTON — U.S. senators pledged Thursday to press for more funding to research long COVID-19 during a hearing that highlighted patients suffering from the diagnosis
Iowans rally at State Capitol against eminent domain for carbon pipelines
A crowd of over 100 – including two Republican presidential candidates and several Iowa GOP lawmakers – rallied Wednesday at the Iowa Capitol to oppose
