by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 22, 2024 The Iowa delegation for the Democratic National Convention unanimously endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday to become the 2024 presidential nominee. The Iowa’s DNC delegates made the decision during a virtual meeting Monday evening in the aftermath of President Joe Biden’s Sunday announcement that he […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (July 22, 2024) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 18, 2024 All parts of Iowa — for the first time in more than four years — have sufficient soil moisture to not be considered “abnormally dry” by national climate experts, according to a U.S. Drought Monitor report on Thursday. That dryness designation can indicate an area is […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 15, 2024 Iowa Republicans played important roles during the first day of the Republican National Convention Monday. Iowa GOP Chair Jeff Kaufmann kicked off the process of nominating former President Donald Trump as the official 2024 Republican presidential candidate. Later, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird presided over the […]
by Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 14, 2024 WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden called Sunday for unity and pledged an independent review following the campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday where former President Donald J. Trump was shot and injured. “An assassination attempt is contrary to everything we stand for as a nation,” […]
by John Cole, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 13, 2024 BUTLER — Former President Donald Trump was recovering Saturday after a shooting at a campaign rally in Butler that left a rally-goer and the gunman dead, authorities said. Two people were critically injured in the incident, according to the U.S. Secret Service. Shortly after Trump took […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 11, 2024 Two Iowa Democratic congressional candidates, Christina Bohannan and Sarah Corkery, called Thursday for President Joe Biden to leave the 2024 presidential race. Bohannan, who is running against U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks for Iowa’s 1st District in the Nov. 5 general election, said in a statement that “America […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 2, 2024 Federal health officials have commissioned Moderna to develop a vaccine to protect people from an avian influenza that has been circulating in dairy cattle in recent months. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officials said Tuesday the agency would devote about $176 million to the […]
by Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 1, 2024 Another Iowa community college will expand its commercial driving training program using federal funding secured this spring. U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn visited Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa Monday to announce the community college will receive a $1 million investment to build a new driving pad […]
by Jack O’Connor, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 1, 2024 A new plan for Iowa agriculture seeks to increase the state’s production of food rather than ethanol and animal feed, the Iowa Food System Coalition announced at a Monday press conference. The plan, known as Setting the Table for All Iowans, outlines the coalition’s policy goals […]
