Government & Politics

While some lawmakers have resisted the prohibition on the grounds it’s a personal freedom issue, Stephan Bayens, commissioner of the Iowa Department of Public Safety, said public safety benefits trump the individual rights concern.

Iowa Public Safety Commissioner Stephan Bayens says: “We just can’t continue to expect our folks to just bury the hurt and the trauma and the stress that they see every day and just go about their day and be good moms and dads or husbands or daughters or whatever it is. ”

Depending on who’s telling the story, it may have happened during a blizzard in Washington or a national legislative conference in Atlanta. There’s agreement on the important points – there was drinking involved and the plan was sketched out on cocktail napkins during a discussion that spanned more than one bar and continued in the backseat of a taxi cab.

A technology advocacy coalition called Chamber of Progress takes aim at Sen. Chuck Grassley in online targeted ads for a new bill that would regulate Big Tech companies like Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Google. The ad claims the bill would block Amazon from selling its brand name products and end free shipping for customers.

But at least for a quite a while, you’ll still need to keep the hard copy just like now.

Cedar Rapids has spent over $30 million to bring public sidewalks, parks and other facilities into compliance with the ADA since executing a settlement agreement with the Justice Department in 2015.

Just in time for your eggnog this holiday season, apps are coming to Iowa to make good on a law passed over the summer legalizing third-party delivery of alcohol.

Over nearly a quarter of a century, Sen. Joe Bolkcom has found that representing Iowa City to be the best job in Iowa politics because his constituents have given him the freedom and support to tackle issues other legislators haven’t been able to address because “they come from districts where it's harder to be outspoken.”