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Iowa Supreme Court hears oral arguments on six-week abortion ban
WEBApr 11, 2024 · The Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday from attorneys representing Gov. Kim Reynolds and Planned Parenthood on what legal standard laws should apply to restrictions on abortion access. The case challenges the six-week abortion ban signed into law during a special session in July 2023. It was brought forward by Planned Parenthood ...
After traffic-stop video goes viral, Newton police sue citizen for ...
WEBOct 2, 2023 · An Iowan whose online video of an allegedly unwarranted police traffic stop generated 2 million views is now being sued by the arresting officers for defamation and invasion of privacy.
Iowa’s new voting rules: What to know as absentee voting …
WEBAug 30, 2022 · The new voting law has shortened Iowa’s timeframe for voting. In the upcoming election, Iowans have 20 days to vote – from Oct. 19 through Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8. It’s the latest cut to Iowa’s early voting window, which already fell from 40 days to 29 days in 2017, as required in Iowa’s Voter ID law. Another change is that all ...
4th District Libertarian candidate Charles Aldrich calls ballot ...
WEBAug 11, 2024 · Charles Aldrich, the Libertarian running in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, told reporters at the Iowa State Fair Sunday that he was not concerned about challenges to Libertarian candidates appearing on state ballots.
Massive amount of crop fertilizer spills into SW Iowa river
WEBMar 13, 2024 · An estimated 265,000 gallons of liquid nitrogen fertilizer leaked from a farmers cooperative in Red Oak early this week, and most of it went into the East Nishnabotna River, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. An investigation into the extent of the environmental damage is pending, but the crop fertilizer killed fish and ...
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs $100 million property tax cut into law
WEBMay 4, 2023 · Just hours after the Iowa House and Senate gaveled out for the last time in 2023, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law the property tax agreement GOP legislative leaders promised in January. Reynolds said the plan, which lawmakers estimated would save taxpayers $100 million, was just a start. “But even more important than what it accomplishes ...
Supreme Court upholds $4.75 million verdict for dairy affected by ...
WEBJun 21, 2024 · The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday backed a jury’s $4.75 million award to a northeast Iowa dairy that for years suffered from stray electrical current in the ground from a nearby natural gas pipeline.
Iowa Legislature approves new congressional and legislative maps
WEBBy: Katie Akin - October 28, 2021 6:40 pm. The Iowa Legislature approved a new redistricting plan on Thursday, Oct. 28. (Map by the Iowa Legislative Services Agency) Iowa lawmakers have approved a new set of district maps, redrawing the congressional and legislative boundaries for the next decade. The Senate voted 48-1 to pass the new maps.
Proposed redistricting maps reshape Iowa’s political landscape
WEBSep 16, 2021 · The first proposed congressional map in 2021. (Map courtesy of Iowa’s Legislative Services Agency) Iowa’s first round of redistricting maps would create significant changes in the state’s congressional and legislative districts and potentially reset some 2022 campaigns. The nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency presented new ...