by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 28, 2016 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government
A bill that supporters say will address some of the racial disparities in Iowa’s prison system cleared the Iowa House and Senate Wednesday. Dave Dawson, a prosecutor in the Woodbury County Attorney’s office, has been serving in the Iowa House since January...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 27, 2016 | Health & Medicine, News, Politics & Government
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton today said he’s “relieved” Republicans in the Iowa House were unable to gain enough support for a bill that might have given some Iowans access to Minnesota’s medical cannabis program, but Dayton is not completely...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 27, 2016 | News, Politics & Government
Two legislators who hammered out a plan for spending state gambling taxes say it’s time to “pivot” and “refocus” on fixing up shabby state-owned buildings. “If we were a business, I’m not sure we wouldn’t be shut down in...
by Dar Danielson | Apr 27, 2016 | News, Top Story
A report from the Iowa State Patrol released today shows excessive speed and alcohol were key factors in the fatal crash last month that left four people dead. A car driven by 25-year-old Benjamin Beary of Knoxville crashed into a Des Moines police SUV on Interstate...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 27, 2016 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Politics & Government, Top Story
A renewed bid to let Iowans legally launch fireworks has fizzled. Senator Bill Dotzler, a Democrat from Waterloo, says Iowans are setting fireworks off now even though it is illegal and he predicts legislators will wrestle with the issue again next year. “Iowans...