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Bill gives schools blocking Wi-Fi access to social media some legal ‘cover’

January 27, 2022 By O. Kay Henderson

A teacher who's also a state representative is sponsoring a bill to make it clear school-owned Wi-Fi systems may block access to certain internet sites. Representative Garrett Gobble of Ankeny teaches U.S. History to eighth graders. "I can't tell you the number of times I -- in any place I've … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Legislature, Technology

GOP lawmakers ‘at or near’ governor’s request on broadband expansion

March 11, 2021 By O. Kay Henderson

There's still no agreement among Republican lawmakers on how much the state should spend to extend broadband service in Iowa, but it appears they're edging closer to the amount Governor Kim Reynolds has proposed. "I want to be really close to that governor's number and be aggressive with this," … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Legislature, Republican Party, Technology

One of Iowa’s ‘virtual’ public schools may see fall enrollment surge

July 30, 2020 By O. Kay Henderson

An online academy associated with a southwest Iowa school district has seen a significant increase in interest from parents exploring education options during the pandemic. Dr. James Brauer, the principal of the Iowa Connections Academy, one of two "virtual" public schools in the state, said in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, News Tagged With: Coronavirus, Technology

U-I scientist retiring after 60 years of space projects

May 31, 2019 By Matt Kelley

One of the University of Iowa's most accomplished space scientists is retiring. Professor Don Gurnett is retiring after spending more than six decades at the Iowa City institution, first as a rocket-building student, then as a professor and researcher. Gurnett enrolled at age 17 in the fall of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, News Tagged With: Technology, University of Iowa

Study shows electric cars lose driving range in extreme heat and cold

February 12, 2019 By Matt Kelley

A new study that details how poorly electric cars perform during extremely cold weather likely isn't a surprise for anyone who already drives one of the plug-in vehicles. Nick Jarmusz, spokesman for AAA-Iowa, says this season of sleet, snow and super-low wind chills has a drastic impact on an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Weather Tagged With: Technology, Transportation

Congressman King questions Google CEO about alleged political bias in search results

December 12, 2018 By Dar Danielson

Iowa Congressman Steve King, a republican from Kiron, questioned the Google CEO Sundar Pichai Tuesday about alleged political biased search results. King asked during a House Judiciary Committee hearing why Google isn't more transparent about the roughly 1,000 member team which handles search … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Democratic Party, Republican Party, Steve King, Technology

Former U-I student given prison time for hacking computer and changing grades

August 23, 2018 By Dar Danielson

A former University of Iowa wrestler is sentenced to prison for hacking the school's computer system. Twenty-three-year-old Trevor Graves pleaded guilty to unauthorized access and damaging the U-I network in 2015. Graves admitted to using what's called a key logger to get passwords from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crime / Courts, Education, News Tagged With: Technology, University of Iowa, Wrestling

Iowa’s wind power ‘paramount’ to Apple’s decision on new data centers

August 24, 2017 By O. Kay Henderson

If the energy from wind turbines hadn't been here, the chief executive of Apple today said his company would not have chosen Iowa as the site for two new data centers. During an interview with Radio Iowa this afternoon, Apple CEO Tim Cook called renewable energy "paramount" to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt, Technology, Top Story Tagged With: Taxes, Technology

State officials focus ‘more visibility’ on cyber security (AUDIO)

August 8, 2016 By O. Kay Henderson

The chief information officer for the State of Iowa joined the governor today in unveiling a report that outlines a new cyber security strategy for state government. Bob Von Wolffradt says state government is entrusted with a lot of data. "What we're trying to do is provide a lot more visibility on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Republican Party, Technology, Terry Branstad

Iowa’s governor in California, making pitch at BIO conference

June 7, 2016 By O. Kay Henderson

Governor Terry Branstad is in California today, at the BIO International Convention. He's touting a new state tax credit for companies that develop new uses for the byproducts left behind when ethanol and biodiesel are made. "I went to Montreal last year to tell them that we were proposing it. It … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Agriculture, Business, News, Politics / Govt, Technology Tagged With: Corn & Soybeans, Ethanol, Legislature, Taxes, Technology, Terry Branstad

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