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New Iowa laws about power lines, health insurance, trade with Ireland
Governor Reynolds has signed 21 bills into law this week, including a bill that requires restoration of farm ground in areas where utility companies are installing power lines. Representative Shannon Latham of Sheffield said the law protects rural landowners in areas...
Supreme Court denies State Auditor’s request for Davenport information
The Iowa Supreme Court says the state auditor can't see privileged information from the City of Davenport. State Auditor Rob Sand sought information on the city's closed session meetings with its attorney on a nearly two million dollar settlement of three harassment...
Congresswoman Hinson: block federal officials from betting prediction markets
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says she's pushing a bipartisan bill that would stop insider trading on prediction markets. The Republican from Marion says it would bar senior government officials from placing the trades on political events "Policy decisions, other...
Fed economist: Midwest ag economy is a ‘tale of two cities’
An economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is in central Iowa today to offer Iowans a glimpse into what the Fed does and his role in helping to formulate policy. David Oppedahl says his focus is on conducting research in the agricultural sector and in rural...
State grants can help pay for planting trees
Communities across Iowa that want to spruce up their tree canopies can now apply for grants to buy trees to plant, and the grants will cover other costs like mulch, tree staking and protection, and even supplemental watering. Chip Murrow, an urban forestry program...
Thousands of Iowa ag ed students head for big FFA event in Ames
One of the nation's largest FFA conventions will get underway in central Iowa this weekend. About 5,000 Iowa members of the agricultural education organization will attend the 98th annual Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference at Iowa State University’s Hilton Coliseum...
Iowa House panel passes restrictions on abortion pills
An Iowa House committee has voted to set new restrictions for medications that induce abortions. The bill would require a doctor to give the pills to a patient in a medical setting. Representative Devon Wood, a Republican from New Market, said the bill would ensure...
Iowa House approves regulations for automated license plate readers
The Iowa House has approved a bill to regulate cameras that capture and store images of license plates. The bill calls on the Iowa Department of Public Safety to identify which vendors may be used and it would require cities and counties to pass ordinances disclosing...
Iowa House GOP expands property tax plan
House Republicans are offering an expanded property tax plan that will still cap property tax revenue growth for cities and counties at 2% a year. That’s something Gov Reynolds and House Republicans support. House Speaker Pat Grassley said other ideas Senate...
Boxer George Foreman’s family reveals he’s buried in Sioux City, Iowa
The family of former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman revealed today that he was buried in Sioux City's Logan Park Cemetery following his death in March of last year. Foreman lived in Houston, Texas and had expressed a desire to be buried in Iowa after a...
Central Iowa health department aims to improve residents’ wellbeing
The Polk County Health Department is creating a Community Health Improvement Plan to address key issues impacting central Iowans. The focus is on non-medical factors that affect someone’s wellbeing, like access to care, housing, mental health and economic stability....
UnityPoint Health to cut 207 jobs in IT
UnityPoint Health says it is eliminating 207 jobs in its Information Technology Department. A statement says the changes includes outsourcing some of the IT functions to third-party vendors later this year. UnityPoint says it's part of the organization's long-term...
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