Government & Politics

The move comes amid a surge in commercial interest in the county’s unincorporated areas.

Many acres of wetlands across the vast Mississippi River basin — and elsewhere throughout the country — would lose federal protection under a new rule proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Republican Iowa AG Brenna Bird on Wednesday celebrated that a California climate reporting law was paused by a U.S. appeals court after she filed a brief alongside 24 other GOP-led states urging the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a stay on the law.

The state corrections department confirmed Wednesday it would not accept any of the bids submitted by companies that responded to a state request for delivery of health care services in Iowa’s nine prisons.

The legislation forces the U.S. Department of Justice to release files related to the investigation into the late sex offender amid mounting political pressure.

The state no longer is considering contracting with a private company to provide health care services in Iowa’s nine prisons, according to a union leader whose group represents prison officers.

Council Bluffs Mayor-elect Jill Shudak said her endorsement of Wahls is not against another Democratic candidate, state Rep. Josh Turek of Council Bluffs, who represents the city in the Iowa legislature.

The former operator of the state-owned Honey Creek Resort in southern Iowa alleges state officials have misled the public into believing the company acted negligently and withdrew from the financially troubled project.