by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 12, 2024 | Crime & Courts, News
There was interest inside and outside the courtroom as the Iowa Supreme Court held oral arguments on the fetal heartbeat law. A group of people who back the law gathered in the parking lot of the Judicial Building at noon Thursday to pray and then entered the...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 11, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
A bill that’s cleared the Iowa legislature would let churches and non-profit organizations that host bingo games as fundraisers offer a gun worth up to $5000 as a prize. The bill cleared the Senate almost unanimously in February without debate, but there was...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 11, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
The Iowa Senate has passed a bill giving schools some legal protection if staff with a professional gun permit volunteer to respond to a shooting on school grounds. According to Senator Dave Rowley, a Republican from Spirit Lake, 20 Iowa school districts have...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 10, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that lets Iowa officials arrest and deport people who are in the country illegally. Reynolds said the law “gives Iowa law enforcement te power to do what (President Biden) is unwiling to do: enforce...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 10, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
A House panel has voted to set aside a quarter of a million dollars for projects that make Iowa’s state parks more accessible to visitors with disabilities. Republican Representative Norlin Mommsen of DeWitt says it’s a first installment for needed...