by KYLE OCKER Editor/Oskaloosa Herald OSKALOOSA — After two months of public questioning over the City of Oskaloosa’s unpaid balance to the 911 Service Board, city manager Amal Eltahir said Wednesday the city will meet its obligations. The 911 Service Board met Tuesday and again discussed a lapse in payments from the City of Oskaloosa. […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 9, 2024 Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday signed into law new reporting requirements — and harsher penalties — related to foreign farmland ownership in Iowa. The governor signed Senate File 2204, a measure she has called for since the beginning of the 2024 legislative session. Reynolds said Iowa […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 9, 2024 Legislation that would give landowners a better opportunity to challenge eminent domain requests by carbon dioxide pipeline companies in court was advanced Tuesday by an Iowa Senate subcommittee. House File 2664 would enable those landowners — or the pipeline companies — to seek judicial review of […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 9, 2024 The Iowa House approved a bill Tuesday to regulate traffic cameras, despite criticisms from some lawmakers who said the bill unfairly limits local control, and others who said the automated traffic enforcement systems should be entirely banned. Iowa lawmakers passed House File 2681 on a 85-12 […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 3, 2024 Iowa state boards and commissions will no longer be required to have equal numbers of men and women as members. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 2096 into law on Wednesday, ending the gender balance rule that was first implemented in 1987. At the bill-signing event, […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 2, 2024 The Iowa Senate sent Gov. Kim Reynolds a bill Tuesday that tightens Iowa’s laws and regulations on consumable hemp products as the products become more widely available. Senators also passed a bill doubling the maximum number of licenses available for medical cannabis dispensaries. Bill adds medical […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 1, 2024 Texas cows are believed to have directly transmitted an avian flu to other cows and one person, according to state agriculture and health officials. The new evidence of mammal-to-mammal transmissions of a virus that is highly infectious and deadly for domestic birds is a troubling development […]
by Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 29, 2024 NBC News said goodbye to Harry Smith this week as the veteran journalist prepares to teach college students about “curiosity” at his alma mater, Central College. A 1973 alum, Smith earned his B.A. in communications and theater from Central College, according to NBC News. He announced […]
by Iowa Capital Dispatch staff, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 29, 2024 Eleven Iowa projects received U.S. Department of Agriculture grants and/or loans totaling more than $28.6 million, USDA rural development state director Theresa Greenfield announced this week. The project funding will “help communities modernize utilities, businesses, and educational opportunities. None of that is possible without […]
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 […]
