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Iowa Supreme Court upholds land survey abilities of pipeline …
Nov 22, 2024 · The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s decision that Summit Carbon Solutions is allowed temporary access to properties for surveying, because it is a pipeline company that would be transporting a hazardous liquid.
Iowa Board of Canvass certifies 2024 election results
Dec 2, 2024 · Iowa’s six electors will meet Dec. 17 at the Iowa State Capitol to cast their votes for President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, and results from the presidential race will be certified by Congress Jan. 6, 2025.
Here are some Iowa Statehouse races we’re watching in the 2024 …
Nov 1, 2024 · The Iowa State Capitol on Feb. 13, 2024. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Republicans are coming into the 2024 general election with significant advantages in the Iowa legislature, but Democrats see seats where they could gain ground by motivating voters on issues like public education and abortion.
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State officials have issued an emergency order suspending the license of a Cedar Falls physician in order to protect the public. The order marks the fourth time the Iowa Board of Medicine has sanctioned Dr. Ted Bonebrake for alleged substance-abuse issues or …
Iowa Supreme Court hears landowner case against Summit …
Oct 8, 2024 · Iowa Supreme Court justices and an uncommonly large audience heard oral arguments Tuesday on the constitutionality of an Iowa law that allows a carbon pipeline company to enter and survey a Hardin County landowner’s property.
Iowa Secretary of State says 87 noncitizens voted in elections
Oct 22, 2024 · The Iowa Secretary of State’s office says it has found 87 noncitizens who voted in the state’s elections, as well as 67 noncitizens who have registered to vote but have not yet cast a ballot. Secretary of State Paul Pate reported Tuesday the office found these instances through an auditing process of voter registration lists.
Iowans rally at State Capitol against eminent ... - Iowa Capital …
Jan 10, 2024 · A crowd of over 100 – including two Republican presidential candidates and several Iowa GOP lawmakers – rallied Wednesday at the Iowa Capitol to oppose the use of eminent domain for carbon-capture pipelines.
Sen. Chris Cournoyer appointed Iowa lieutenant governor
Dec 16, 2024 · Cournoyer took the oath of office Monday, administered by Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen, officially taking the position as lieutenant governor. She thanked Reynolds for appointing her to the position, and said she was ready to help serve the state from the executive branch.
Iowa GOP leaders, lawmakers rally anti-abortion crowd on Roe ...
Jan 22, 2024 · Gov. Kim Reynolds, state Attorney General Brenna Bird and Republican lawmakers rallied anti-abortion Iowans Monday at the State Capitol. The audience at the Prayer Rally for Life cheered as the governor spoke about signing the six-week abortion ban into law for a second time in 2023.