Authorities have arrested a suspect in a shooting at a Linn County convenience store late Sunday. A Linn County deputy responded to an alarm at the Casey's on Highway 13 in Coggin at about 10:15 Sunday night and was shot several times. He was flown to the University of Iowa Hospitals for … [Read more...]
Iowa food banks to receive $200,000 annual sales tax break
The tax bill Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law this week includes a sales tax break for the state's Food Banks. The state sales tax isn't charged on food, but Iowa food banks pay an estimated $200,000 every year in sales taxes on other supplies and equipment. Linda Gorkow, executive director … [Read more...]
Axne-sponsored proposals included in corporate accountability package
The U.S. House has passed a proposal from Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne that would force big corporations to disclose if they're outsourcing jobs and using so-called tax havens in other countries to avoid paying U.S. taxes. "Last year 55 profitable U.S. corporations paid no federal corporate … [Read more...]
Two moves in 2021 legislative session to bolster volunteer firefighters
A bill that became law this week increases the state tax credit for volunteer firefighters from $100 to $250. Another approved by the governor last week will, for the first time, let voters approve a property tax levy to support the operations of a local fire department. About 90% of the … [Read more...]
Reynolds signs ‘Back the Blue’ bill into law
Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has signed legislation that establishes tougher penalties for rioting and protests that block pedestrian or vehicle traffic. The law also provides new legal protection to police, so they cannot be sued for most on-duty actions. "Like so many Iowans, I was raised … [Read more...]
Reynolds rejects bill related to mortgage paperwork
Governor Kim Reynolds has vetoed a mortgage-related bill that sailed through the Iowa legislature this year without a single vote against it. During debate in the Iowa House and Senate, the bill was described as leveling the playing field for mortgage brokers like Rocket Mortgage and Quicken … [Read more...]
DMACC online classes resume after ransomware attack
Des Moines Area Community College on-line classes will resume today after a two-week hiatus caused by a ransomware attack. DMACC canceled online classes on June 3 and wound up closing the entire campus on June 4 due to the security breach. In-person classes resumed June 9. Governor Kim Reynolds … [Read more...]
Iowa’s governor to seek more personal income tax cuts in 2022
Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a wide-ranging bill into law that cuts personal income taxes, gradually gets rid of the state inheritance tax and erases a property tax levy used to finance mental health services. State money is to be used to finance the mental health system. "Health … [Read more...]
20-year-old accused of murdering his parents and younger sister
Police say a 20-year-old has been charged with shooting his parents and sister to death in the family's Cedar Rapids home. Police were called to the home on the northeast side of Cedar Rapids shortly before 8:30 this morning. They found 61-year-old Jan Perry Jackson, his 68-year-old wife Melissa … [Read more...]
Fire destroys world-renowned Dobson Pipe Organ workshop in Lake City
A fire has destroyed the Dobson Pipe Organ Builders workshop in Lake City. A company statement on Facebook says an employee who discovered the fire and tried to put it out was burned, but "he is "expected to make a full recovery. Dobson, founded in 1974, has grown to have an international … [Read more...]