by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 3, 2023 Presidential candidates worked to balance promoting their ability to unify the country while highlighting their fight against the “woke” left while speaking to Iowans gathered Saturday for U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s “Roast and Ride” fundraiser at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 2, 2023 Swimming is not recommended at the beaches of two state parks after weekly tests recently showed they have potentially unsafe concentrations of bacteria, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. One of them — at the lower lake of Pine Lake State Park in Hardin […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 1, 2023 Former President Donald Trump said Thursday in Urbandale he was confident he will continue to hold his lead in Iowa. “There’s no way I can lose Iowa,” Trump told the crowd. “We’re going to have to do some really bad things to lose at this point.” […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 31, 2023 Iowa National Guard troops and Department of Public Safety employees will deploy to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas in the coming months, following a request for assistance by Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott. Gov. Kim Reynolds answered Abbott’s request this week, announcing Iowa would deploy 100 National […]
by Jay Waagmeester, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 26, 2023 Whether it’s a trip to the Field of Dreams, hauling hogs to the Iowa State Fair or heading to Sioux City to kick off RAGBRAI, many Iowans will be on the roads this summer. And those roads are increasingly dangerous because of distracted drivers and a […]
by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 22, 2023 The Iowa Supreme Court has affirmed a lower-court ruling that suggests a municipal utility can be held liable for damages to private property that result from a watermain break. Jim and Angela Sutton had sued the Council Bluffs Water Works, alleging their home was seriously damaged […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 22, 2023 About 95% of Iowa’s expected corn crop has been planted, well ahead of the five-year average, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “Damp conditions early last week eventually gave way to warmer and drier weather, which allowed many farmers across the state to wrap up […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 16, 2023 ATLANTIC — Iowa Republicans highlighted their actions to combat the fentanyl crisis Tuesday in response to a shift in immigration policy under President Joe Biden’s administration. Gov. Kim Reynolds held a fentanyl roundtable in Atlantic with local government and law enforcement officials and Attorney General Brenna […]
by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 16, 2023 The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin to administer two loan and grant programs worth nearly $11 billion to boost clean energy systems in rural areas, administration officials said Tuesday. Congress approved the federal spending — $9.7 billion for a grant and loan program the department […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 15, 2023 CARROLL — An Illinois man who sped away from a western Iowa traffic stop in 2021 with an officer on top of his car claims the officer was partly at fault for the incident for pointing a gun at him and stepping onto the hood of […]
