A buyer has been found for the celebrated Boondocks Truck Stop along Interstate 35 in Hamilton County near Williams. The north-central Iowa truck stop closed its doors last October after the previous owners Bob and Miriam Welch decided to retire after operating it for 45 years. An auction was held last November with the property […]Powered by WPeMatico
A bill Republican sponsors are calling a “religious freedom restoration” bill has cleared its first procedural hurdle in the Iowa Senate. Joan Thompson of the Iowa Catholic Conference says it’ll prevent the government from forcing Iowans to do things that violate their religious beliefs. “This bill provides a standard of review for the court when […]Powered by WPeMatico
Efforts to save the monarch butterfly in Iowa may be starting to pay off. A report from the World Wildlife Fund finds monarchs overwintering in Mexico covered about 15 acres of forest canopy, twice the previous year’s population and a level not seen in a decade. Steve Bradbury, a professor of natural resource ecology and […]Powered by WPeMatico
A bill Republican sponsors are calling a “religious freedom restoration” bill has cleared its first procedural hurdle in the Iowa Senate. Joan Thompson of the Iowa Catholic Conference says it’ll prevent the government from forcing Iowans to do things that violate their religious beliefs. “This bill provides a standard of review for the court when […]Powered by WPeMatico
A plan has emerged at the statehouse that would give the state’s casinos authority to take sports bets from customers in the casinos and from customers anywhere in the state using a smart phone app. A Senate subcommittee approved its version of the plan Tuesday evening. “This bill is continuing to be a work in […]Powered by WPeMatico
A new leader for the Iowa State Patrol will be sworn in Friday. The Department of Public Safety Commissioner Stephan Bayens has seleced Captain Nathan Fulk to take over as the 17th Chief of the Iowa State Patrol. Fulk is a 22-year veteran of the patrol, who has most recently been serving as an area […]Powered by WPeMatico
The two presidential candidates who were in Iowa as 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders formally entered the 2020 race discuss their rivals for the Democratic Party’s nomination in different ways. New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand did not mention Sander’s name when asked how his entry might impact the race. “I think for each of us […]Powered by WPeMatico
As another one of his U.S. Senate colleagues joined the presidential race this morning, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley responds to a prediction that as many as 30 Democrats will be running for the White House by the time the Iowa Caucuses arrive early next year. “I thought 17 were too many in the Republican primary […]Powered by WPeMatico
A bill that would have given Iowa parents another way to opt out of vaccinations for their children has failed to advance in the Iowa Senate. Iowans may now obtain a religious exemption to required immunizations before students may be admitted to public schools or licensed day cares. The bill that failed a Senate subcommittee […]Powered by WPeMatico
