Property owners across Johnson County have received letters detailing expected property tax rates as required by state law, but county and city officials are warning that the letters are not reflective of what taxpayers can expect to pay.
Also in the Capitol Notebook: House passes bill requiring age verification for porn sites
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives.
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate released the information amid a monthslong effort to identify Iowans without citizenship who registered or attempted to vote
Also in the Capitol Notebook: Black Caucus urges public to speak out over anti-DEI measures
A judge said Wednesday he won’t put a temporary hold on a state license for a Cedar Rapids casino, but said Linn County ballot language to allow gambling in the county may have “caused confusion in the mind of the voters.“
Iowa’s four most populous counties – Polk, Linn, Scott and Johnson – would no longer receive state economic development funding under a bill advanced by House lawmakers Wednesday.
Children should be allowed to testify in Iowa courts remotely, rather than being forced to face their alleged abusers — on that, Iowa lawmakers agree. But lawmakers disagree on how exactly to ensure that protection, which was erased by a recent Iowa Supreme Court decision.
Hashim Taylor will step down as Cedar Rapids Parks and Recreation director after three years leading the city department.
Also in the Capitol Notebook: Iowa’s default speed limit would increase under Senate bill
Iowa House Republicans continued their efforts to reform higher education policies in the state by passing a series of bills Tuesday aiming to — among other things — further curtail diversity, equity and inclusion programming across not only Iowa’s public universities but its private campuses as well.
During a rally in the Iowa Capitol rotunda, landowners and pipeline opponents urged the Legislature to follow in the footsteps of South Dakota, where Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden recently signed a law banning the use of eminent domain in that state to gain easements for carbon dioxide pipelines.
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