Iowa State Trooper Killed During Grundy Center Standoff
On Friday, April 9, 2021, Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a ...
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Iowa City Schools Reports 4.7% of Students Are Quarantined Due to COVID-19
Nearly 700 students and 19 staff of Iowa City Community School District in Johnson County are in quarantine due to ...
Holt: Vaccine Passports, Decisive Leadership, and Reasons for Optimism
Steven Holt: We have work to do and issues to resolve, but liberty and prosperity are on the march in ...
Reynolds Said Iowa Must Take a Stand as a State Against Vaccine Passports
Gov. Kim Reynolds: "I strongly oppose vaccine passports, and I believe that we must take a stand as a state ...
Reynolds Signs Bill Allowing Permitless Carrying of Firearms Into Law
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed HF 756, a bill allowing the permitless carrying of firearms (also called constitutional carry) into law.
Iowa House Passes Bill Aimed at Reducing State’s ‘Broadband Deserts’
The Iowa House unanimously passed a bill lawmakers say will reduce the size and number of the state's so-called “broadband deserts.”
Reynolds Says She Won’t Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine
Gov. Kim Reynolds said that she would not mandate the COVID-19 vaccine stating that decision would be left up to ...
Hendrickson and Ginn: Iowa, Beware of Tax Rate Complacency
John Hendrickson and Vance Ginn: Iowa can look to states such as Texas, Indiana, North Carolina, among others creating pro-growth ...
Monroe County Lawsuit Over State Gun Law Could Prove Costly For Its Taxpayers
After suing Iowa Firearms Coalition and Albia resident J.D. Thompson, Monroe County now finds itself a named defendant in counterclaims.
Reynolds Appoints Two Judges to District Court Bench
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the appointment of two district court judges - John Sandy and Justin Lightfoot - to fill ...
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