by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 28, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra of Hull says the U.S. House will start voting tonight on a series of budget bills, but there’s no deal yet on a temporary spending plan that would avert a federal government shutdown at the end of this week....
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 12, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
A bill to set new standards for future pipelines and electric transmission lines as well as wind farms and solar arrays is among the many bills that face a deadline. Bills have to clear a committee in the Iowa House or Senate by the end of this week or they’re...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 6, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Moments of silence were observed in the Iowa House and Senate this morning to honor former Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey, who died unexpectedly at the age of 64. Northey served more than a decade as state ag secretary before his appointment as a USDA Under...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 2, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Senate Republican Leader Jack Whitver says he is personally opposed to a bill introduced in the Iowa House that would let 20% of House or Senate members force a vote on the use of eminent domain for proposed carbon pipelines. “That is giving the power to a...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 31, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
If a bill in the Iowa House becomes law, a group of legislators could force lawmakers to vote on whether the proposed carbon capture pipelines can get state government permission to seize property for the project. Twenty-one members of the Iowa House or 11 members of...