Another round of snow is predicted to hit Iowa and that cold white stuff is melting away snow removal budgets. Dubuque Public Works Director John Klostermann tells KCRG TV9 the $1.5 snow and ice removal budget is getting low. “There’s about 29 percent remaining of that, so there’s about $400,000 remaining,” Klostermann says. The budget […]Powered by WPeMatico
Snowfall records set in Iowa more than a century ago are expected to be broken with the massive approaching winter storm. Meteorologist Allan Curtis, at the National Weather Service in metro Des Moines, says most of the state is under a Winter Storm Warning from 6 p.m. through noon tomorrow — and heavy snow is […]Powered by WPeMatico
Engineers at Iowa State University have used “microfluidic” technology to create a model that can show them how compounds can be passed from a mother to a fetus through the placenta. Project leader Nicole Hashemi says there weren’t many studies on the issue, so they started by creating a model of the temporary organ. “One side […]Powered by WPeMatico
Governor Kim Reynolds has approved legislation providing a nearly $90 million state funding boost to public K-12 schools in Iowa. “This new education funding helps us continue moving forward to get our young people ready for the challenges of the 21st century economy,” Reynolds said during a bill signing ceremony in the capitol, “and that’s […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate have again drafted a resolution to give gun rights the highest level of protection possible under the Iowa Constitution. Secretary of State Paul Pate’s staff missed a deadline for publishing the proposal last fall, so Republicans who’ve championed the amendment had to re-start the process. Richard Rogers, a […]Powered by WPeMatico
Seven Republicans in the Iowa Senate have voted to deny food stamp benefits to parents who aren’t making an attempt to pay child support. The seven Republicans on the Senate Labor Committee also have endorsed quarterly income checks to make sure people on Medicaid and food stamps are eligible for the assistance. The plan also […]Powered by WPeMatico
While recent “honor flights” have recognized veterans of World War Two, Korea and Vietnam, a new honor flight is being organized for those who served in conflicts in the Middle East. Bill Williams, a cofounder of the non-profit group Patriotic Productions — which puts on the flights, says this initial new flight to Washington D.C. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Republican Governor Kim Reynolds will not appeal a district court judge’s ruling that struck down the six-week abortion ban she signed into law last year. Reynolds said in a written statement she sees “no path” for getting the case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Republican Senator Jake Chapman of Adel said given recent […]Powered by WPeMatico
A panel of three state senators has endorsed the idea of giving Iowans access to cannabis products for treatment of any medical condition — if a doctor, physician’s assistant or registered nurse says it would be beneficial. “To me, this is what fixes the problem that we have. Not perfect, but it helps out a […]Powered by WPeMatico
