GOP activists in two Iowa counties are rising to the defense of Republican Senator Doug Campbell of Mason City, one of a dozen senators who refused to vote on budget bills last year until carbon pipeline restrictions were debated in the senate. The legislature’s...
A bill on the fast track in the Iowa House would ban the use of eminent domain to seize property along the proposed Summit Carbon pipeline route. The bill cleared a House committee on a 19-2 vote yesterday afternoon and is eligible of debate in the full House next...
A bill that would ban the use of eminent domain for pipelines carrying carbon dioxide has cleared an Iowa House subcommittee. The bill is similar to a South Dakota law and would not allow Summit Carbon Solutions to use the government’s eminent domain authority...
The 2026 Iowa legislative session begins later this morning, with property taxes and property rights topping the agenda for Republicans who hold 100 of the 150 seats in the Iowa House and Senate. After several years of stalemate, House Speaker Pat Grassley said it...
There will be a new floor leader in the Iowa House for the 2026 legislative session that starts Monday. Representative Bobby Kaufmann of Wilton has been selected by his fellow Republicans to be House Majority Leader. He’s predicting lawmakers will complete their...
