Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren’s trek through western and central Iowa this weekend marks the first visit in this new year of a contender for the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential nomination. According to Governor Kim Reynolds, it shows Iowa again will serve as a valuable proving ground for Warren and the other candidates who’ll follow. “I […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says 48 other attorneys general have joined in a settlement with the for-profit college Career Education Corporation (CEC) in which they will agree to reform their recruiting and enrollment practices. “The resolution centers around debt forgiveness for students. And restrictions to prohibit and stop deceptive practices in the future, and […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is now third in the line to the presidency. Vice President Mike Pence swore Grassley in as Senate President Pro Tempore today. Since 1890, the president pro tempore of the senate has traditionally been the senator with the longest continuous tenure from the party that’s in the majority. And Grassley has been in […]Powered by WPeMatico
State tax collections were nearly five percent higher last month when compared to the state’s tax haul during December of 2017. Jeff Robinson is a senior fiscal analyst for the Iowa Legislative Services Agency. “Iowa net General Fund revenue continues to grow at a healthy pace, aided by the automatic Iowa income tax increase that […]Powered by WPeMatico
Fewer people were killed in traffic crashes in Iowa last year, but Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Nathan Ludwig says it’s not necessarily because people are being more careful when they get behind the wheel. “So, just the State Patrol…we covered almost 500 more crashes (in 2018) compared to a year ago,” Ludwig said. Traffic accidents […]Powered by WPeMatico
The partial federal government shutdown is impacting Iowans from farmers to college researchers. While Farm Service Agency offices were initially open during the shutdown, they’re now closed in every Iowa county, cutting off some farmers from programs and payments. North-central Iowa farmer Brent Renner says he got his payment related to losses from the 2018 […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, on Friday, will meet for the first time ever at the Meskwaki Hotel and Casino in Tama. The casino is run by the Native American Tribe, and is not under the regulation of the state. IRGC administrator, Brian Ohorilko, says the operators of the Meskwaki facility came up with […]Powered by WPeMatico
Late this morning Iowa time, a record number of women will be/have been sworn in as members of the U.S. House of Representatives and two of them are women from Iowa. Abby Finkenauer of Dubuque from Iowa’s first congressional district and third district representative Cindy Axne of West Des Moines are the first two women from […]Powered by WPeMatico
Rob Sand was sworn in Wednesday as state auditor, becoming only the second Democrat in more than a century to hold the position. Following the statehouse ceremony, the 36-year-old Sand announced he’s selected a politically diverse leadership team. “The only thing I want to emphasize today is the three people that I’m going to give […]Powered by WPeMatico
