by Casey Quinlan, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 29, 2024 Americans are still worried about their financial stability even as their recession fears lessen. High prices at the grocery store and consumers’ memories of their pre-pandemic budgets may be playing a role. Here’s what financial and economic experts have to say about what this week’s economic […]
MARCH 28, 2024 DES MOINES, Iowa – April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. April 1-8, the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) is partnering with law enforcement across Iowa to curb the alarming and unsafe trend of distracted driving. To deter multitasking while driving, GTSB is launching a new campaign targeting overconfident drivers and reminding […]
Newly released survey includes averages and ranges for popular farming tasks in Iowa AMES, Iowa – Farmers who depend on custom work or provide custom services can review rates charged by others across the state in the latest Iowa Farm Custom Rate Survey. The 2024 report was published in the March edition of Ag Decision […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 28, 2024 Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will deploy more than 100 Iowa National Guard and Iowa Department of Public Safety officers to Texas to support the state’s law enforcement efforts along the U.S.-Mexico border. Reynolds said in a news release Thursday that sending personnel to Texas is an […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 27, 2024 Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday signed into law her top priority for the 2024 legislative session: a bill making changes to Iowa’s Area Education Agencies. Surrounded by Republican lawmakers and joined by school superintendents and other stakeholders, Reynolds signed House File 2612 into law, the […]
by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 27, 2024 The Iowa House Committee on Government Oversight held a rare meeting Wednesday to discuss the City of Davenport’s refusal to disclose information tied to $1.9 million in settlements paid to former city employees. The city is opposing a subpoena that Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand […]
by Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 26, 2024 Central College will explore a “decision science” curriculum in the hopes of preparing students for an evolving world of business, driven by support from a locally based, globally active business. Precision Pulley & Idler (PPI), a Pella-based manufacturing company, has awarded a planning grant of $50,000 […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 26, 2024 The Iowa House passed a measure Tuesday that could revive a tax rebate program for filming movies in Iowa in an effort to bring moviemakers back to the state. Rep. Jane Bloomingdale, R-Northwood, said she felt like “this is one of the best bills that we’re […]
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as state veterinary and public health officials, are investigating an illness among primarily older dairy cows in Texas, Kansas, and New Mexico that is causing decreased lactation, low appetite, […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 22, 2024 Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is asking a court to require TikTok to change its age rating in the Apple App Store. Bird is seeking a temporary injunction that would require TikTok, a video social media app, to change its age rating to “17+” in the […]
