The leader of the Iowa Department of Education has been getting a lot of calls and questions as the number of school days canceled by winter weather continues to mount. Director Ryan Wise says making up the days depends on whether school districts set their yearly calendar based a set number of hours or a […]Powered by WPeMatico
A GOP proposal on the legislature’s agenda this month would change who selects half the members of the commission that sends the governor nominees for vacant judgeships. Vanderbilt University professor Brian Fitzpatrick spoke recently at a Des Moines event organized by the Iowa Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society. “Lawyers are no less political than […]Powered by WPeMatico
Officials with the Iowa High School Athletic Association are looking at ways to strengthen dual team wrestling, including the possibility of moving the state dual team tournament. The dual team tournament was moved to the day before the start of the traditional tournament in 2012. The move drew the ire of numerous coaches who did […]Powered by WPeMatico
With another winter storm due to dump several inches of snow on Iowa this weekend, stores are running out of salt to spread on our driveways, sidewalks and porches. A new eastern Iowa company that processes and packages salt is seeing more business than expected. Cody Coberly , co-owner of Zippy’s Salt Barn in Mechanicsville, […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa’s largest manufacturing employer is reporting its first quarter earnings this morning. Quad Cities-based Deere and Company reports income for the quarter of $498 million. That compares to a loss of $535 million in the first-quarter of last year which Deere blames on tax reform legislation. Net sales for the just-ended quarter reached nearly $7 […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa native Matt Whitaker has been named a senior counselor in the U.S. Department of Justice. Ankeny attorney Matt Whitaker served as the department’s chief of staff when Jeff Sessions was attorney general. President Trump named Whitaker acting attorney general when Sessions resigned. The U.S. Senate confirmed William Barr as the next attorney general this […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Charles City family is urging legislators to honor their son’s memory by promoting organ donation. They call it “Logan’s Law” and it would let people sign up as organ donors on Iowa hunting and fishing licenses. Wendy Luft’s 15-year-old son Logan died in an ATV accident on July 4th, 2017. “What our main goal […]Powered by WPeMatico
The fired director of the Iowa Finance Authority will no longer be working at Iowa State University events. Iowa State University spokesman, John McCarroll confirmed Thursday that David Jamison — who was fired by the governor for sexual harassment — had been working as a parking attendant and usher at football and basketball games. Jamison […]Powered by WPeMatico
Thousands of Iowa FFA members will be celebrating National FFA Week, starting Saturday and all next week. Scott Johnson, executive director of the Iowa FFA Association, says these young people are tomorrow’s leaders of America’s number-one industry, agriculture. Drive Your Tractor to School Day remains one of the organization’s most popular events in Iowa — […]Powered by WPeMatico
