by Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 4, 2024 WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday issued an executive order that will allow him to partially suspend asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border when daily unauthorized crossings reach a threshold of 2,500 migrants. “I’ve come here today to do what Republicans in Congress refuse to […]
by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 4, 2024 Dairy farmers throughout the country are on guard and the federal government is mobilizing after an outbreak among cattle herds of highly pathogenic avian influenza — once thought to be confined to poultry flocks. What’s more, the virus, also known as H5N1 or bird flu, was […]
by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 3, 2024 WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci defended his decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, testifying before Congress about his work on the virus as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during two presidencies. House Republicans who called the hearing grilled Fauci […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 3, 2024 A study from an Iowa research institute found that the latest individual income tax cuts will result in $1.85 billion in tax savings for income tax payers in the next decade. The Common Sense Institute Iowa, the Iowa chapter of a think tank with chapters in […]
by Lia Chien, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 3, 2024 WASHINGTON — A rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture would eliminate pay deductions for chicken producers, Secretary Tom Vilsack said Monday. Under the current poultry payment system, an incentive-based arrangement known within the industry as a tournament system, farmers who raise poultry earn a base payment from the […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 30, 2024 Heavy rainfall last week eliminated the remaining pocket of drought in Iowa, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report. It’s the first time in nearly four years that none of the state is experiencing drought and marks a significant turnaround from September, when Iowa was […]
by Ashley Murray, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — Jurors in New York state court on Thursday found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to a porn star ultimately to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. The first-ever criminal […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 28, 2024 Iowa farmers had an average of about two days available for field work last week due to severe weather that spawned damaging winds, nearly 30 tornadoes and triple the typical precipitation, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “Our hearts go out to all the Iowans […]
by Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 27, 2024 Grinnell College has made a “decisive step” forward in the direction of operating without emissions with the completion of a 9,000-panel solar array. One-third of Grinnell College’s campus is now running on renewable energy with the array, the largest private solar installation in the state, Grinnell […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 24, 2024 President Joe Biden on Friday approved Gov. Kim Reynolds’ request for federal assistance for Iowa areas impacted by tornadoes this week, including the deadly twister that hit Greenfield. Biden made the major disaster declaration for Adair, Montgomery, Polk and Story counties that were impacted by severe […]
