by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 29, 2024 | News
The Iowa House has voted to let landowners seek a court ruling now on whether carbon pipeline developers qualify for the government’s eminent domain authority to force unwilling property owners to let the pipeline on their land. “We’re faced with...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 27, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Liz Cheney, a former GOP leader in the U.S. House who’s now a leading critic of former President Trump, says the U.S. Supreme Court should reject Trump’s claims that as president he had legal immunity and let him stand trial on federal election conspiracy...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 27, 2024 | Education, News, Politics & Government
Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that raises teacher salaries, increases general state spending for schools and overhauls Iowa’s Area Education Agencies. “Some schools haven’t used some of the AEA services, despite being forced to pay...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 27, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Iowa House Republicans are proposing a constitutional amendment to set a higher threshold for any future state income tax hike. If Iowa voters approve the change, two-thirds of the members of the Iowa legislature would have to vote to raise the state income tax on...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 26, 2024 | Education, News, Politics & Government
The Iowa Senate has given final approval to a bill that makes changes in Iowa’s Area Education Agencies, raises teacher pay and increases general state education spending. Governor Reynolds says she’ll sign the package into law. The starting salary for...