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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 invasion of privacy.
Iowa’s new voting rules: What to know as absentee voting …
Aug 30, 2022 · The new voting law has shortened Iowa’s timeframe for voting. In the upcoming election, Iowans have 20 days to vote – from Oct. 19 through Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8. It’s the latest cut to Iowa’s early voting window, which already fell from 40 days to 29 days in 2017, as required in Iowa’s Voter ID law. Another change is that all ...
DNR finds ‘forever chemicals’ in 12 water supplies
Mar 31, 2022 · The DNR began its sampling late last year and published the last of its results this week on its website. The testing is meant to determine the prevalence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances — commonly referred to as PFAS or “forever chemicals” — in the state’s drinking water. There are thousands of PFAS.
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Iowa launches merged Health and Human Services department
Aug 31, 2022 · The state spent two years working to combine the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Department of Human Services (DHS), according to a news release. The process was finalized with legislation passed during the 2022 session. The new department officially formed July 1. While the merger is new, the two departments already worked ...
Forty years ago, I stumbled into one of Iowa’s great mysteries
August 30, 2022 8:00 am. Johnny Gosch, a Des Moines paperboy, went missing Sept. 5, 1982. (Photo illustration by Iowa Capital Dispatch using photos from Iowa missing persons poster and Canva) Through sheer happenstance, I was the first journalist to stumble upon the scene of a tragic set of circumstances, that 40 years later is still a deep ...
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Why does Iowa have a $1.24 billion surplus?
Sep 28, 2021 · Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Monday that Iowa ended the fiscal year with an extra $1.24 billion, the largest surplus in Iowa history. “This surplus proves we accomplished exactly what we set out to do — overcome the financial challenges caused by the global pandemic and invest in education, workforce, healthcare, agriculture and technology,” Reynolds said in a statement.
Grassley leads in Iowa Poll by 8 points, lowest margin in decades
Jul 16, 2022 · U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley has an 8-point lead on his Democratic opponent, retired Navy Adm. Michael Franken, in the latest Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll.. The poll, conducted July 10-13 by Selzer & Co., found 47% of likely Iowa voters would vote for the longtime Republican senator if the election was held the day they were asked, while 39% said they would vote for Franken.