Iowa is among the states fighting lawsuit filed by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
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Iowa is among the states fighting lawsuit filed by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Also in the Capitol Notebook: ‘Sweepstakes scam’ almost bilks Iowan out of $16K
President Joe Biden on Monday announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.
U.S. growers, who had worried about the potential loss of the single biggest export market for U.S. corn, welcomed the decision, calling it “a major win.”
The 37-page report by the bipartisan panel includes explicit details of sex-filled parties and vacations that Gaetz, now 42, took part in from 2017 to 2020 while representing Florida's western panhandle.
Also, Cedar Rapids opens budget survey, Iowa City seeks input on 5-year plan
A report from the Lake Restoration Program with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources details the completion of several years-long restoration projects in 2024 and outlines major project plans in 2025.
The comprehensive package supports several key farm and safety net programs, like crop insurance, as well as agriculture research, rural development, conservation projects and food assistance for low-income families. But gridlock over funding for SNAP benefits and incentives for capturing greenhouse gases, among other issues, stood in the way of crafting a new farm bill.
Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.
The bill would fund government at current levels through March, provide $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in assistance to farmers.
Providers in Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Mason City, Oskaloosa and Sioux City will receive a total of over $10 million to expand or improve facilities and develop sober-living housing options.
Plus, the Satanic Temple of Iowa considers a lawsuit after being denied a display at the Iowa Capitol. Also, Trump sues Iowa pollster and The Des Moines Register over poll.
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