by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 13, 2024 As Congress reconvened this week, access to in-vitro fertilization has come up again as a top issue for lawmakers in the weeks leading up to the 2024 general election. The U.S. Senate will vote again on legislation bolstering access to IVF treatments next week, Senate Majority […]
by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 12, 2024 WASHINGTON — Public health officials are still trying to determine how a Missouri resident contracted bird flu without having any contact with infected animals, but said Thursday there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission taking place in small enclaves or in a more widespread manner. The […]
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 9, 2024 Crop conditions for corn, soybeans and pasture are far better than conditions from this time last year, with over 75% of corn and soybeans and 63% of pasture rated as good or excellent, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly crop progress and condition report […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 6, 2024 Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress results for spring 2024 show that the state has reached or surpassed pre-pandemic proficiency levels in English language arts and mathematics, according to the Iowa Department of Education. The department released results Friday from the spring 2024 assessment that determined […]
by Rekha Basu, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 27, 2024 Last week, for the second time in recent years, a group of celebratory friends and free-press advocates gathered on my lawn to toast a victory after a wrongful detention by Des Moines police. Ted Nieters, a freelance photojournalist, who had covered Middle East wars and conflicts […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 26, 2024 Iowa voters can begin requesting absentee ballots for the Nov. 5 general election beginning Tuesday. While Iowans can begin requesting absentee ballots beginning Aug. 27, it will still be some time before absentee voting will kick off. County auditors will begin sending out requested ballots on […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 23, 2024 Iowa Republican congressional candidates and supporters are bumping up campaign advertising in races that Democratic officials have targeted as potential pick-ups in the 2024 general election. While Republican incumbents are favored to win in Iowa’s congressional races, leaders with groups like the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 21, 2024 The Iowa Department of Education announced Wednesday that some elementary schools will use an AI reading assistant to help with literacy tutoring programs. The department made a $3 million investment into Amira (EPS Learning) for the use of a program called EPS Reading Assistant, an online […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 20, 2024 As cases of COVID-19 have increased across the country, there have been more reported cases of the virus in Iowa in recent weeks, according to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. Positive COVID-19 tests in the state were at 20.7% from the week of […]
by Jack O’Connor, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 16, 2024 Summit Carbon Solutions has purchased old land easement agreements from a former rival company to help speed up its carbon pipeline construction project, Summit officials confirm. Summit’s former rival, Navigator CO2, attempted its own carbon dioxide pipeline project before backing out in October 2023. With Navigator […]
