Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, announced this week plans to challenge a 2018 district court decision that halted enforcement of the law which would ban abortions after cardiac activity is detected in a fetus — usually around six weeks. Abortion currently is legal in Iowa until 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Stewart had paused his campaign for Iowa governor following an arrest at a non-violent protest at DEA headquarters in Arlington, Va.
Also, sexual assault training offered to doctors, others
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new $10 million pilot program to support the development of ways to turn agriculture residue into products for consumers and construction.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Universal Television was awarded a $6 million grant for the “Field of Dreams” television series that starts filming in Iowa later this year.
The governor also is requesting the courts rehear a recent case on abortion regulations in order to set standards for future restrictions.
The city of Cedar Rapids is holding an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at City Services Center for input on the relocation of the skatepark at Riverside Park, which will make way for a detention basin.
Members of Iowa’s current Board of Regents have made monetary and in-kind political donations totaling nearly $339,500 since 2019 — primarily to Republicans, with the majority going either to Gov. Kim Reynolds or the Republican Party of Iowa.
After a legal dispute between the land owners and the initially proposed developer, a local developer is looking to transform the long-vacant Loftus Lumber site into a mixed-use facility featuring market-rate rental units and retail space.
Also, a Democratic Congresswoman and Iowa native endorses Mike Franken for U.S. Senate
The city of Cedar Rapids has published its annual water quality report for 2021, which provides a comprehensive look at the past year’s drinking water quality. The city’s finished water had no violations.
Jarad Klein, a retiring Iowa House member and a Republican from Keota, has endorsed Sen. Kevin Kinney, a Democrat from Oxford. Kinney faces fellow incumbent Sen. Dawn Driscoll, R-Williamsburg.
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