Gaming panel hears public comments on Cedar Rapids casino …
Nov 20, 2024 · Members of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission heard mostly favorable comments Wednesday about a proposed new casino in Cedar Rapids, as well as some concerns from people affiliated with a group, Iowans for Common Sense, launched to oppose casino expansion in the state.
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Billion-dollar Iowa business tied to pandemic relief is accused of …
Jan 4, 2024 · A Des Moines business that generated $1 billion in revenue helping companies collect pandemic-related tax credits threw lavish parties for executives before laying off half its workforce in violation of federal law, a lawsuit claims.
Miller-Meeks confident in her 800-vote lead in Iowa's 1st …
Nov 6, 2024 · In an address Wednesday, Miler-Meeks said she would be patient in the process of finalizing election results, and that “the reality is, we have to let the process to play out.” “We have a process that we’ve had put in place — and put in place by our Legislature — with voter integrity laws,” Miller-Meeks said.
Clark Kauffman, Author at Iowa Capital Dispatch
5 days ago · Deputy Editor Clark Kauffman has worked during the past 30 years as both an investigative reporter and editorial writer at two of Iowa’s largest newspapers, the Des Moines Register and the Quad-City Times. He has won numerous state and national awards for reporting and editorial writing. His 2004 series on prosecutorial misconduct in Iowa was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for ...
Iowa completes decades-long project to close ag drainage wells
Nov 21, 2024 · Another element of this research found that wetlands could remove up to 90% of nitrogen and herbicides from tile drainage. Drainage from the last seven ag drainage wells, all near Gilmore City, will be redirected to a 137-acre wetland to …
Iowa House approves bill prohibiting local dog breed bans
Apr 11, 2023 · Local governments in Iowa would not be able to ban specific dog breeds such as pit bulls or Rottweilers under a bill passed Tuesday by the Iowa House.
Recounts requested in 3 Iowa legislative races, 1 congressional …
Nov 18, 2024 · In addition to the Statehouse races, Democratic 1st Congressional District candidate Christina Bohannan has requested a recount.
Billions in federal farm payments flow to a select group of …
Feb 1, 2023 · Federal spending on crop insurance has grown in recent farm bills, and crop insurance payments now make up a quarter of all subsidy payments. In Iowa, the family farm that is managed by the son of Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, a farm policy leader, received more than $1.4 million from 1995 to 2021, the report shows.
After traffic-stop video goes viral, Newton police sue citizen for ...
Oct 2, 2023 · An Iowan whose online video of an allegedly unwarranted police traffic stop generated 2 million views is now being sued by the arresting officers for defamation and invasion of privacy.