The Oskaloosa City Council met in a regular session on March 17, 2025, addressing a range of topics including infrastructure improvements, board appointments, and financing for upcoming projects. Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt opened the meeting, which began with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. Nathan Tarkelly, a resident, addressed the council during the community comment […]
Mar 20 2025 | Posted in
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-IA) today introduced the Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging (DRUG) Act, bipartisan legislation that would implement de-linking policies to rein in Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) in the commercial insurance market. Reps. Nannette Barragan (D-CA), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Brad Schneider (D-IL), Rick Allen (R-GA), and Donald Norcross (D-NJ) […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 17, 2025 Iowa local governments would not be able to have citizen police review boards under legislation passed by the Iowa Senate 37-9 Monday. Senate File 311 prohibits cities with a civil service commission — any city with a population over 8,000 — from adopting or establishing citizens’ […]
Mar 18 2025 | Posted in
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DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s Labor Force Participation Rate rose to 67.0 percent in January, up from the 66.4 percent first announced for December, after growth and an annual revision of labor statistics added 31,000 people to the official estimate of Iowa’s workforce. Even after the revision, January’s Labor Force Participation increased slightly from the […]
Mar 17 2025 | Posted in
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by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 14, 2025 Peregrine falcons, once nonexistent in Iowa, hatched and raised at least 36 young falcons in 2024 out of the 17 nests monitored in the state. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources relies on Iowa volunteers, and some power plant employees, to monitor the nests to ensure […]
Mar 17 2025 | Posted in
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by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 14, 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate cleared a stopgap spending bill Friday that will fund the government through the end of September, sending the legislation to President Donald Trump. The White House said on Saturday afternoon that Trump had signed the measure, avoiding a partial government shutdown. […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 14, 2025 Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told Iowans on his first stop of a national town hall tour that he wanted to give a voice to people who feel unheard by Republicans in Washington. But he said there was another motive for these events: he is “soul-searching” following […]
Mar 16 2025 | Posted in
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Happy Friday District 44, I would like to extend my congratulations to newly elected Representative Blaine Watkins from District 100. Representative Watkins was elected in a special election this week following the passing of Representative Martin Graber who was a GREAT man and Representative. Before taking office, Representative Watkins was a clerk for the past […]
Week 9 Thank you to the Thomas and Nikki of Keokuk County for your support over the past year. These young people attended one of last years Hayes for House Meet and Greets in Sigourney and participated in the adult conversation with the greatest of patience and interest. As participants in their recent Taekwondo tournament, […]
DES MOINES – Treasurer Roby Smith is reminding Iowans his office will never call and ask for bank account numbers. Today his office was made aware of a ‘spoofing’ scam where a group of individuals described as ‘Treasury Officers’ wanting bank account numbers and other personal information from a citizen. “I want Iowans to remain […]
Mar 14 2025 | Posted in
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