The Iowa House Judiciary Committee advanced bills Thursday to block hazardous liquid pipelines carrying carbon dioxide from the use of eminent domain. Two bills also advanced granting rights to intervene in Iowa Utilities Commission proceedings, which GOP lawmakers have done against the case of the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline project. HSB 287 specifies that the […]
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Bill cutting state funds for libraries belonging to the American Library Association and the Iowa Library Association advances
The Iowa House Education Committee voted 14-9 Tuesday to advance legislation removing state funding from public libraries that pay dues to state or national nonprofit organizations involved in government lobbying, like the Iowa Library Association or American Library Association. The legislation, HF 284, proposes changes for eligibility to receive Enrich Iowa funds through the State […]
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Ethical concerns surround Sen. Joni Ernst’s relationships with top military officials who lobbied her committee
This story was originally published by ProPublica, Earlier this year, the Air Force revealed that the general who oversaw its lobbying before Congress had inappropriate romantic relationships with five women, including three who worked on Capitol Hill. Maj. Gen. Christopher Finerty’s colleagues told investigators the relationships were “highly inappropriate” as they could give the Air […]
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Iowans protest bill to give pesticide manufacturers greater protection from cancer lawsuits
Iowans gathered in the State Capitol rotunda on Monday to remember family members who have died from cancer and protest a bill in the Iowa Senate that would create new protections against lawsuits for companies that produce pesticides. “What our legislators should be doing is working on bills that lower the risk for Iowans rather than […]
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Iowans report phishing attack that spreads to all email contacts, labeled a ‘Marketing Proposal’
Iowans have reported a new widespread phishing attack in their email inboxes. The subject line for the nefarious email is “Fwd: New Document Assigned ‘Marketing Proposal’” and the sender address it displays appears to make it come from someone the recipient knows. Inside is a link to a pdf titled “Proposal#904-2025,” which should not be […]
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J. Ann Selzer will no longer conduct the Iowa Poll; Trump makes baseless accusation about ‘ELECTION FRAUD’
After 27 years of surveying Iowans for the Des Moines Register, J. Ann Selzer will no longer be conducting the Iowa Poll for the newspaper. “Over a year ago I advised the Register I would not renew when my 2024 contract expired with the latest election poll as I transition to other ventures and opportunities,” […]
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EPA adds seven segments to Iowa’s 2024 impaired water list and questions Iowa’s assessment of nitrogen pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, after rejecting a portion of Iowa’s 2024 list of impaired water segments, is now seeking public comment on its decision to add seven water segments to the list. Under the Clean Water Act, states are required to assess surface-water quality and submit a report to the EPA every two years […]
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New Iowa Poll shows Harris with an edge ahead of Election Day; Trump calls poll ‘fake,’ says it ‘should be illegal’
At a campaign rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania on Sunday, Donald Trump attacked the results of a new Iowa Poll showing Vice President Kamala Harris leading Trump by 3 percentage points in Iowa as the campaign draws to an end. The poll, conducted by Selzer & Co., was published on Saturday night by the Des Moines […]
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State universities reallocate more than $2 million from DEI programs
Iowa’s state universities have reallocated more than $2.1 million originally used for positions and offices relating to diversity, equity and inclusion on campus as a result of Iowa Board of Regent directives and a state law set to go into effect next summer, according to a report released Tuesday. Nearly a year after the board […]
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Iowa scientists address ‘climate despair’ and individual action as disasters from human-driven climate change increase
For the first time in its 14-year history, the Iowa Climate Statement is focused on what individuals can do about climate change. “We want to be clear that the solution is bigger than individual action, and we need leaders at all levels to enact policies if we want to avert even greater disasters than those […]
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All of the ‘Big 5’ publishers are now suing Iowa over its school book ban
All of the “Big 5” publishing houses are now suing Iowa to overturn the state’s school book ban signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds in May 2023. Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, MacMillan Publishing Group and Simon & Schuster have joined Penguin Random House as plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit challenging the book ban. […]
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Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg resigns to ‘focus more on his family’ and become president of the Iowa Bankers Association
On Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office sent out a news release announcing Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg was resigning “to focus more on his family.” “It comes as no surprise that he would choose to step down to prioritize his personal life,” Reynolds said in the release. The governor’s opinion aside, Gregg’s resignation came as a […]
