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Iowans will decide on two constitutional amendments in …
Sep 15, 2024 · The change would codify in the state constitution that 17-year-olds are allowed to vote in primary elections if they will be age 18 by the general election, in addition to modifying …
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Deputy Editor Clark Kauffman has worked during the past 30 years as both an investigative reporter and editorial writer at two of Iowa’s largest newspapers, the Des Moines Register and …
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Gov. Kim Reynolds signs law lowering individual income tax rate …
May 1, 2024 · Gov. Kim Reynolds, joined by Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, left, Sen. Dan Dawson, right, and other lawmakers and lobbyists, signed into law on May 1, 2024, a bill that will reduce …
After traffic-stop video goes viral, Newton police sue citizen for ...
Oct 2, 2023 · An Iowan whose online video of an allegedly unwarranted police traffic stop generated 2 million views is now being sued by the arresting officers for defamation and …
Iowa launches merged Health and Human Services department
Aug 31, 2022 · Iowa officially has a new government department: Health and Human Services. The new agency, which combines the state’s departments of public health and human …
Billions in federal farm payments flow to a select group of …
Feb 1, 2023 · Federal spending on crop insurance has grown in recent farm bills, and crop insurance payments now make up a quarter of all subsidy payments. In Iowa, the family farm …
Experts: Iowa’s renewable energy growth depends on better …
Oct 28, 2020 · Iowa could become an even bigger leader in renewable energy, especially if renewable hydrogen is developed and transmission lines are improved, a panel of university, …