by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 8, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
A bill that’s cleared initial review in the Iowa House could make it harder for Iowans diagnosed with cancer to argue in a lawsuit that the disease is linked to the weed killer known by the brand name Roundup. Craig Mischo (MISH-oh), director of government...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 6, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Moments of silence were observed in the Iowa House and Senate this morning to honor former Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey, who died unexpectedly at the age of 64. Northey served more than a decade as state ag secretary before his appointment as a USDA Under...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 5, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Democrats in the Iowa House are raising concerns about the pending sale of a southeast Iowa fertilizer plant. Koch Industries plans to buy the Iowa Fertilizer Company near Wever for $3.6 billion. Representative J.D. Scholten of Sioux City says four companies already...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 2, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Senate Republican Leader Jack Whitver says he is personally opposed to a bill introduced in the Iowa House that would let 20% of House or Senate members force a vote on the use of eminent domain for proposed carbon pipelines. “That is giving the power to a...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 31, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
If a bill in the Iowa House becomes law, a group of legislators could force lawmakers to vote on whether the proposed carbon capture pipelines can get state government permission to seize property for the project. Twenty-one members of the Iowa House or 11 members of...