The Office of Consumer Advocate would become an independent state agency again if a bill in the Iowa House becomes law. The government realignment plan Governor Reynolds proposed and signed into law two years ago put Iowa’s attorney general in charge of the office.

HSB 81, which would establish a new community solar program in Iowa, passed out of the House Commerce Committee unanimously (23-0) – a

A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced six bills that would strengthen landowner rights in response to the potential use of eminent domain for a carbon capture pipeline. The Iowa Utilities Commission has given conditional approval for Summit Carbon Solutions to move forward with pipeline construction in Iowa to capture carbon dioxide from ethanol plants