Casinos in Sioux City and Jefferson agreed to fines of $20,000 each at the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission meeting Tuesday for violations of rules. Iowa Racing and Gaming administrator, Brian Ohorilko, says the Hard Rock Casino in Sioux City agreed to the fine after they experienced outages in security camera coverage between December of […]Powered by WPeMatico
An Iowa House committee has voted to prohibit companies that manage prescription drug benefit plans from forcing patients to get their medications through the mail. Representative John Forbes of Urbandale, a pharmacist, said he often has to fix the problems when mail order companies fail. “We had one patient have their insulin frozen that was […]Powered by WPeMatico
There’s a temporary spot on the floor of the Iowa House for a baby born on Valentine’s Day. A bassinet was set up this week as State Representative Megan Jones of Sioux Rapids returned to work at the capitol with her baby boy. “Our daycare doesn’t take kids until they’re six weeks old and so […]Powered by WPeMatico
Washington Governor Jay Inslee, the latest Democrat to enter the presidential race, made three stops in Iowa Tuesday. “It is time to elect a president of the United States who will say unequivocally and forcefully that we need to make defeating climate change the number one priority in the United States of America,” Inslee said […]Powered by WPeMatico
There’s a bipartisan effort in the Iowa House to ensure every absentee ballot mailed on time gets counted in the 2020 election. Republican Representative Jon Jacobsen of Council Bluffs is leading the discussion — a discussion that started after a disputed legislative race in the Decorah area. “Uniformity between and among all the counties is […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission renewed the licenses of the 19 state regulated casinos at their meeting Tuesday in Altoona. Racing and Gaming administrator, Brian Ohorilko says it was pretty routine.”No issues this year as it relates to any of the license renewals,” Ohorilko says. He says the impact of the gaming industry on […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa environmental officials plan to find out how many public water systems in the state are having problems with an element called manganese. It naturally occurs in soil, water and even foods we eat like nuts, but too much of it is linked to nervous system disorders. Corey McCoid, with the Iowa Department of Natural […]Powered by WPeMatico
Lawmakers are considering a second attempt to penalize people who get an Iowa farm job in order to make undercover videos or harm the animals. Republican Representative Jarad Klein, a farmer from Keota, said the livestock industry is the “life blood” of Iowa’s economy and it must be protected from bad actors. “People that are […]Powered by WPeMatico
A bill to force every Iowa business to check a federal database to confirm prospective employees are legal residents or U.S. citizens has cleared a senate committee. Republican Senator Julian Garrett of Indianola said it’s time for the state to act. “Employers who hire people in the country illegally…that’s unfair to law-abiding people,” Garrett said […]Powered by WPeMatico
