As of Friday, hundreds more Iowans than anticipated have applied for a new state-funded private school financial assistance program, potentially costing the state $11.2 million more than lawmakers had budgeted.
Trump’s supporters will be unmoved, and persuadable Iowa Republicans probably are already looking for another candidate, they say
Republican shies away from social issues, citing state overreach
Also, Iowa Democrats hire new staffers
Ahead of the 15-year anniversary of the historic 2008 flood, Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, introduced a bipartisan bill to improve flood and drought mitigation through existing federal conservation programs.
On the podcast this week, Iowa Senate Democrats change their leader, Mike Pence makes it official in Iowa, presidential candidates roast and ride, and the latest on the Davenport downtown building collapse.
The question of which city will build the final connection of Forevergreen Road remains unanswered as the legal disagreement dating to 2019 between the cities of Coralville and Tiffin continues. The Iowa Court of Appeals this week reversed and remanded with instructions a lower court’s decision.
Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will speak at a new event hosted by Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn.
Planning Commission splits on proposal, which now goes to City Council
Senate Democrats are not commenting, but reports indicate the group was upset with Wahls over the recent firing of two longtime staffers.
Iowa will receive more than $1 million from a nationwide settlement with the maker of the opioid addiction treatment drug Suboxone.
ReLeaf Cedar Rapids, the plan to replenish the tree canopy Cedar Rapids lost in the 2020 derecho, was recognized last week with Congress for the New Urbanism’s 2023 Charter Award.
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