State Government

Also in the Capitol Notebook: Iowa receives $7 million to fund energy efficiency projects

Iowa Attorney General claims social media giant lied to parents about inappropriate videos available to minors

The State Objection Panel’s 2-1 vote upholds an objection to the Congressional candidacies of Nicholas Gluba, Marco Battaglia and Charles Aldrich, who may challenge the ruling in court or run as write-ins

A Democratic state lawmaker from Marshalltown has called for an audit of the Iowa Veterans’ Home following the recent, unexpected elimination of 11 full-time staff.

Clean energy and environmental advocates say the renewable energy verification process already lacked accountability, and the Iowa Utilities Commission’s proposed changes only make it weaker

Also, Iowa awards grants to schools to purchase local food

The state would pay half of the nearly $3.9M administrative costs under Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to the USDA.

Also, Iowa announces first West Nile virus case for 2024

Iowa Child Care Connect shows facilities with open slots, the quality ratings, complaint reports

Also, man who killed Algona police officer sentenced to life in prison

The Iowa Board of Medicine has charged Dr. Mohammad E. Rehman with professional incompetency – an offense defined by the board as including malpractice, negligence, a lack of knowledge or ability to discharge one’s professional duties, or a failure to exercise a degree of care ordinarily exercised by physicians.

Seven housing projects in the Corridor received a combined boost of $5.03 million from the state Tuesday, helping add 310 residential units to the local market.