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Turbine ‘graveyard’ removal underway near Ellsworth
WEBDec 3, 2021 · Global Fiberglass Solutions accumulated about 400 old wind turbine blades near Ellsworth along U.S. Interstate 35. (Photo by Jared Strong/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Global Fiberglass Solutions did not respond to requests to comment for this article. After the blades languished, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office intervened this summer.
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs $100 million property tax cut into law
WEBMay 4, 2023 · Just hours after the Iowa House and Senate gaveled out for the last time in 2023, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law the property tax agreement GOP legislative leaders promised in January. Reynolds said the plan, which lawmakers estimated would save taxpayers $100 million, was just a start. “But even more important than what it accomplishes ...
Sen. Amy Sinclair takes over as Iowa Senate president
WEBNov 10, 2022 · State Sen. Amy Sinclair will serve as the Iowa Senate president in the 2023-24 General Assembly following former Senate President Jake Chapman’s defeat in Tuesday’s election. Republican lawmakers held elections for legislative leadership Thursday after the party won a supermajority in the state Senate and added seats in the House.
House passes controversial school ‘transparency’ and budget bills
WEBMar 29, 2022 · The transparency bill passed Tuesday largely along party lines, but it was several steps removed from more controversial education bills from earlier in the session. Rep. Garrett Gobble, a middle school history teacher, said he believes the bill, House File 2577, would “turn down the temperature on rhetoric surrounding education discussions.”.
House passes $36.5 million increase for Iowa schools
WEBFeb 11, 2021 · The Iowa House passed a school funding bill Thursday night that would increase state supplemental aid by 2.4% and provide more funding for school transportation. Rep. Cecil Dolecheck, R-Mount Ayr, said the bill would allocate an additional $36.5 million to schools in the 2021-2022 academic year. …
Grassley suggests he may preside over Senate debate on Electoral ...
WEBJan 5, 2021 · Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said he would preside over the U.S. Senate debate surrounding disputes of the 2020 election results if Vice President Mike Pence does not show up.. He suggested Pence was not expected to attend but Grassley’s staff later said that was a “misinterpretation” and that Pence was expected to be there.
Northeast Iowa Community College selects interim president
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Northeast Iowa Community College in Calmar has promoted its acting president to interim president after a unanimous vote from the college’s board of trustees. Vice President of Finance and Administration Dave Dahms was named acting president in October after its former president, Herbert Riedel, was placed on administrative leave.
Iowa election 2022: Who's running for governor, Congress and …
WEBJun 13, 2022 · Early voting starts in Iowa Wednesday, Oct. 19, for the November general election, where Republicans are working to hold onto their trifecta control in the Statehouse, as well as their U.S. congressional seats.
House bottle bill proposal includes enforcement, new fees and opt …
WEBMar 22, 2022 · Retailers that sell prepared food or fresh produce could refuse can and bottle returns under a proposal advanced by a bipartisan group of House lawmakers.