by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 29, 2023 The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $115 million in federal grants to smaller meat and poultry processors as part of their effort to fight industry consolidation, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Thursday. Vilsack held a roundtable with producers and businesses in Des Moines. He announced […]
by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 28, 2023 The U.S. Department of Transportation will send more than $2.2 billion in grants to state, tribal and local governments under a grant program that was expanded under the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law. The $2.26 billion for 162 projects provides funds for each of the 50 states, […]
by Casey Quinlan, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 25, 2023 Economists have been predicting a recession for months, but the labor market has remained resilient, wage growth is higher than before the pandemic, and inflation continues to drop, now at 4% compared to 9.1% in June of last year. Despite this good news, consumers don’t feel […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 22, 2023 Dry conditions in Iowa are continuing to worsen as the state’s corn crop nears peak demand for water. About 83% of the state is suffering from some degree of drought, according to a Thursday report by the U.S. Drought Monitor. That’s up from about 68% the […]
by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 16, 2023 A sharply divided Iowa Supreme Court on Friday let stand an injunction blocking the enforcement of a law that attempted to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. With the court divided 3-3 on the question of whether the injunction should stand, a lower court’s decision […]
by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 16, 2023 A teacher has filed a lawsuit accusing the Ottumwa school district of encouraging students’ racist behavior by failing to impose sufficient discipline for such conduct. Robert Bender is suing the Ottumwa Community School District in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, and is […]
by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 13, 2023 Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in federal court in Miami on Tuesday to 37 felony counts of taking highly classified national security documents from his time in office and obstructing efforts to recover the documents, according to reports from inside the courtroom. Trump, the […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 12, 2023 The Pacific Ocean near the equator has warmed sufficiently to reach El Niño status, with hopes the weather pattern change will eventually help lift Iowa from its longstanding drought, according to the National Weather Service. Dry conditions have expanded in recent weeks. Almost all of Iowa […]
by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 9, 2023 Donald Trump has been indicted by a federal grand jury, making him the first former president to face federal criminal charges. The 37-count indictment in the Southern District of Florida, handed up by a grand jury there, was unsealed Friday. According to the indictment, Trump schemed […]
by Patrick Kinney, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 8, 2023 WATERLOO – A new U.S Navy vessel named for the state of Iowa will be christened Father’s Day weekend, supported by the granddaughter and grandniece of five Waterloo brothers killed during World War II and a retired submarine officer from Cedar Rapids. The USS Iowa submarine, […]
