According to a new poll from Selzer & Co., 84 percent of Iowans said the state’s recycling law is good for the state, while just 12 percent said it is bad. And 80 percent said the state should either keep the law as it is, or expand it to add more types of eligible containers and more retail locations where containers can be returned.
The investigation could be seen as politicians trying to “push their own agenda and inappropriately interfere with a separate but equal branch of government,” House Democrats said in a letter to the speaker and Judiciary Committee chairman.
The Democrat announced Tuesday he is seeking a fifth term on the Linn County Board of Supervisors.
Iowa’s high school graduation rate slipped from 91.8 percent for the Class of 2020 to 90.2 percent for the Class of 2021.
Congresswoman Ashley Hinson made her re-election campaign official Monday, submitting more than 6,600 nominating signatures to the Iowa Secretary of State’s office, according to a news release.
Wolfe, who has been clerking for her sister, Rep. Mary Wolfe, D-Clinton, is running for an open seat in House 90 in Iowa City. Most of the district is represented by Rep. Christina Bohannan, who is seeking the Democratic nomination to the U.S. House in the new southeast Iowa district.
Better Together 2030’s online brainstorming game involves residents in a discussion about what priorities are most important to them as the project continues work on long-term planning in Johnson County.
In Cedar Rapids’ third attempt to secure a gaming license from Iowa regulators, local casino backers will argue against longtime opponents who are now expanding their operations in neighboring states where gaming expansions threaten Iowa revenues.
On this week’s On Iowa Politics Podcast: Biden’s State of the Union, Gov. Reynolds’ Republican response, and Sen. Ernst’s take on the Biden administration’s handling of Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine
Also, Republican state treasurer candidate Roby Smith has called on current treasurer Mike Fitzgerald to divest any state of Iowa investments in Russian entities
The commission doing a once-a-decade review of Cedar Rapids’ charter is seeking public input on the governing document. Here’s how to provide feedback.
Lawyers for Gov. Kim Reynolds, who faces two lawsuits alleging Open Records Law violations by the governor and her staff, are fighting to have all the claims dismissed before going to trial.
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