Solar energy installations proved so popular that the $5 million Iowa lawmakers appropriated for the tax credits ran out. So rather than get their tax credit, nearly 3,000 homeowners were put on a waitlist. They’re still waiting.
James Q. Lynch State Government Mar. 4, 2022 6:00 am1292d ago
Solar energy installations proved so popular that the $5 million Iowa lawmakers appropriated for the tax credits ran out. So rather than get their tax credit, nearly 3,000 homeowners were put on a waitlist. They’re still waiting.
Erin Jordan State Government Mar. 4, 2022 6:00 am1292d ago
The Iowa Department of Public Safety is asking the Iowa Legislature for $385,000 to take the “final steps” in outfitting all Iowa State Patrol troopers with body cameras.
State Government Mar. 3, 2022 7:32 pm1293d ago
The Judiciary Committee voted to to withdraw the subpoenas issued in its investigation of a district court judge who allegedly committed an impeachable offense during the selection of candidates for the governor to choose from in making a judicial appointment.
State Government Mar. 4, 2022 9:23 am1292d ago
Transgender girls and women are no longer allowed to participate in girls’ and women’s sports in Iowa under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Crime & Courts Mar. 3, 2022 9:47 am1293d ago
6th Judicial District Judge David Cox, who has juggled two jobs and leadership roles, looks forward to focusing on one job and serving his community.
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State Government Mar. 2, 2022 5:48 pm1294d ago
Rep. Joel Fry described the newly passed bill as part of the House GOP package to increase child care access and affordability, building off bills approved last year.
National Politics Mar. 3, 2022 7:41 am1293d ago
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ delivery of the Republican Party’s response to Democratic President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address received passing remarks from a trio of experts on Iowa politics. “I thought Gov. Reynolds did a very nice job,” one said.
State Government Mar. 2, 2022 4:46 pm1294d ago
Transgender girls and women will not be allowed to play sports with other girls and women under a proposal that has passed the Iowa Legislature. The bill needs only Gov. Kim Reynolds’ signature to become law.
State Government Mar. 2, 2022 4:15 pm1294d ago
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said Wednesday his office has joined a nationwide investigation into TikTok for providing and promoting its social media platform to children and young adults while use is associated with physical and mental health harms.
National Politics Mar. 1, 2022 9:53 pm1295d ago
Americans feel like they are “the enemy,” Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds told a national audience Tuesday evening as she gave the Republican Party’s response to Democratic President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.
State Government Mar. 1, 2022 5:27 pm1295d ago
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds was the perfect choice to tell Iowa’s story to the nation because she can talk about tax cuts and moving faster than most to re-open businesses and schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Or she was the wrong choice because she has overseen a national, political agenda that is unfriendly to Iowans. It’s all in the eye of the beholder.
State Government Mar. 1, 2022 4:41 pm1295d ago
Alex Murphy, a spokesman for Gov. Kim Reynolds, has said Reynolds' staff members spent most of their time responding to the pandemic during the months in question.
State Government Mar. 1, 2022 4:31 pm1295d ago
Democrats opposed Gov. Kim Reynolds’ appointments of former House member Erik Helland and Jane Dufoe to the Public Employment Relations Board.
State Government Mar. 2, 2022 8:08 am1294d ago
Iowa workers will see a gradual reduction in the state tax on their paychecks over the next five years, thanks to legislation signed into law Tuesday by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds. The tax cuts will be phased in over five years, at which point they will provide tax relief — and thus also reduce state revenue — by $1.9 billion.
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