Also in the Capitol Notebook: Gov. Reynolds calls for parental leave for state workers
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Also in the Capitol Notebook: Gov. Reynolds calls for parental leave for state workers
An Iowa City man accused of posing in social media accounts as a University of Iowa police detective -- in retaliation for the detective testifying in campus protesters’ trials -- faces up to two years in jail.
A strong cold front will bring “dangerously cold wind chills” -- as low as minus 30 degrees -- to Iowa this weekend.
An Iowa City man who orchestrated a check writing scheme was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He would deposit fraudulent checks in others’ accounts and the coconspirators would withdraw money before the checks bounced, records show.
A group of Republican attorneys general have lost their bid for a temporary injunction that would have blocked the federal government from imposing new staffing level requirements on nursing homes. But some observers say the case isn’t likely to have much effect on the long-term fate of the staffing mandates since the Trump administration is expected to do away with the new rule once the president-elect takes office.
A New York man was arrested this month in Cedar Rapids on charges that he sent inappropriate images to a person he believed was a 14 year old girl. It was actually a Cedar Rapids police officer in an online site.
A sale does not appear imminent and, although experts have said the app will not disappear from existing users' phones once the law takes effect on Jan. 19, new users won't be able to download it and updates won't be available.
The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch will close its museum Monday for over a year while it undergoes its first major renovation in three decades.
Kids on Course is a program of the Zach Johnson Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping Cedar Rapids children and their families. Johnson, who was raised in Cedar Rapids, is a professional golfer who has 12 victories on the PGA Tour.
On the podcast this week, the legislative session opens and Gov. Reynolds delivers her Condition of the State address, state lawmakers consider a casino moratorium, and Joni Ernst has made up her mind on Pete Hegseth.
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson of Marion praised passage of a House GOP-led bill that would bar transgender athletes from participating in women’s and girls’ sports at schools and institutions receiving federal funds as a victory for protecting the “integrity of girls’ sports.”
A new runway for refueling tankers is also being planned.
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