Milk prices have steadily fallen the past few years, forcing the closure of 80 Iowa dairies during 2018. Mitch Schulte, executive director of the Iowa State Dairy Association, says retaliatory tariffs from Mexico in answer to U.S. tariffs on Mexican steel are a major part of the problem. “The dairy industry has been dealing with […]Powered by WPeMatico
More than 1,320,000 Iowans cast a ballot in Tuesday’s election. The commissioner of Iowa’s elections, Paul Pate, says that tops the previous record for a mid-term election set in 2014 (1,142,311 votes). Turnout among Iowans who are registered to vote came close to setting a record this year. “We’re looking right at, probably, 61-percent by […]Powered by WPeMatico
An Ankeny, Iowa, native who has twice run for statewide office is now the nation’s acting attorney general. Democrats immediately began calling on Matt Whitaker to rescue himself from overseeing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Whitaker is an attorney who’s been serving as chief of staff to […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowans who are prepping their cars for winter may top off the antifreeze level in their engine, but the experts at the Iowa Poison Control Center remind, be careful with those chemicals. Registered Nurse Jean Hammack says antifreeze comes in an array of colors, including green, blue, pink and green, but all of them are […]Powered by WPeMatico
A Red Oak man suffered serious injuries following an altercation Tuesday night. According to the Red Oak Police Department, officers were called to the 900 block of East Reed Street around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a man who had been assaulted. Upon arrival, officers found 56-year-old Randall James Elarton. Authorities say Elarton […]Powered by WPeMatico
Only one of the six statewide office-holders lost their re-election bid this year. Democrat Rod Sand, an aggressive fundraiser and campaigner, unseated Republican State Auditor Mary Mosiman. “An office in this state that could do a lot more for Iowans, but if it’s going to do a lot more for Iowans, it needs new leadership,” […]Powered by WPeMatico
The Iowa State University Center for Women and Politics says there will be a 31 percent increase in the number of women serving in the Iowa Legislature next year as a result of the 2018 election. There will still be more than twice as many men in the legislature, but 46 women will serve in the […]Powered by WPeMatico
University of Northern Iowa political science professor says the 2018 election results show Iowa is still very much a swing state. “This is one of the more interesting set of results on Election Night in recent memory,” Larimer says. “You have a lot going on here.” Republican Governor Kim Reynolds will stay in office. Republicans […]Powered by WPeMatico
The USDA expects farmers will plant far fewer soybean acres in 2019 compared to this year. In its first statistical guesses for the next growing season, the agency forecasts U.S. corn plantings of 92 million acres and soybeans at 82.5 million. That’s a nearly 3 million acre increase for corn compared to this year, and a […]Powered by WPeMatico
