03 Jul 2024

Gov Kim Reynolds Issues Proclamation for Additional Provisions for Counties Impacted by Recent Widespread Flooding

By Kollin Crompton

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 3, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a proclamation for Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Floyd, Fremont, Harrison, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Lyon, Mills

03 Jul 2024

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Law to Heighten Penalties for Human Traffickers and Support Victims Takes Effect

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 3, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced the law she championed to combat human trafficking officially took effect July 1. The law heightens penalties for human traffickers and ensures victims receive the support they need.

02 Jul 2024

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Discusses Cold Case Unit Partnership with Law Enforcement

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 2, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird discussed the office’s cold-case unit’s partnership with local law enforcement to investigate Iowa’s more than 400 unsolved murders. The announcement was made in a press conference at the Cedar Rapids Police Department in Linn County. Speakers at the press conference also included:

01 Jul 2024

US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Offers Disaster Aid to Iowa Storm and Flood Victims

By Adrianne Todman

WASHINGTON DC (July 1, 2024) — The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for the state of Iowa and ordered federal assistance for state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in areas affected by severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds, and tornadoes beginning on June 16, 2024, and continuing.

01 Jul 2024

Gov Kim Reynolds Issues Letter to Dept of Labor on Excessive Fines Target Iowa Businesses

By Kollin Crompton

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 1, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds has sent a letter to Department of Labor’s Acting Secretary Julie Su in response to Iowa businesses being targeted with excessive fines.

The full letter reads as:

“I am writing on behalf of small businesses across Iowa that are facing excessive fines due to the US Department of Labor’s enforcement of youth labor laws.

01 Jul 2024

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces Iowa One Call Settlement with MidAmerican, Mediacom, and CenturyLink

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 1, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced a settlement with MidAmerican, Mediacom, and CenturyLink over compliance with Iowa’s One Call law.

28 Jun 2024

Gov Kim Reynolds, Republican Leaders Release Statements on Iowa Supreme Court Fetal Heartbeat Ruling

By Kollin Crompton

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 28, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Republican leaders released the following statements in response to the Iowa Supreme Court ordering the district court to dissolve the injunction on Iowa’s Fetal Heartbeat Law:

Gov Kim Reynolds:  

28 Jun 2024

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Applauds Supreme Court Decision Upholding Iowa's Heartbeat Law

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 28, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today released the following statement in response to the Iowa Supreme Court's decision upholding Iowa's heartbeat law:

27 Jun 2024

Twenty-Eight Additional Counties Approved for Public Assistance under the May Presidential Major Disaster Declaration

By Kollin Crompton

 

27 Jun 2024

Commemorating the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act with Dr Dave Markward and the AAMI

By Melissa Porter

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (June 27, 2024) — Former Cedar Rapids Community School District Superintendent, Dr Dave Markward, sits down to talk about his stirring and enlightening memoir with local thought leader and civil-rights advocate, Karl Cassell. This program commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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