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Iowa Utilities Commission issues pipeline permit for Summit …
WEBAug 28, 2024 · The Iowa Utilities Commission has issued a construction permit for Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed hazardous liquid pipeline across Iowa. The commission’s decision on Wednesday was not unexpected given a June 25 order in which the panel issued a final decision approving the project while requiring Summit Carbon to submit …
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 …
Judge plans to rule on Iowa immigration law before it takes effect …
WEBJun 10, 2024 · A federal district court judge said Monday he will “do his best” to make a decision on whether to block an Iowa immigration law before it is set to go into effect July 1. U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher heard from lawyers with the U.S. Department of Justice, American Immigration Council and Patrick Valencia, the state’s deputy ...
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WEBThe Iowa Capital Dispatch is a hard-hitting, independent news organization dedicated to connecting Iowans to their state government and its impact on their lives. The Capital Dispatch combines state government coverage with relentless investigative journalism, deep dives into the consequences of policy, political insight, and principled ...
State again fails to impose legally mandated fine after nursing …
WEBMar 22, 2023 · On Tuesday, the Iowa Capital Dispatch asked DIA officials about the failure to triple the fine. DIA then posted to its website a revised citation indicating the $10,000 fine for the nursing-services violation had been tripled to $30,000, with the $10,000 fine for safety violations remaining the same. A similar situation occurred in early 2020 ...
Des Moines pathologists sue their partners in a battle over market ...
WEBDec 20, 2022 · A group of central Iowa pathologists are fighting over market share in the Des Moines area, with six of the doctors suing four of their current business partners. Iowa Pathology Associates, or IPA, and six of its shareholder-pathologists are suing four of IPA’s other shareholder-pathologists in Polk County District Court.
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WEB4 days ago · BY: Cami Koons - September 30, 2024. Iowa farmers have harvested 27% of soybean crops in the state after yet another, hot and dry week caused pasture conditions to decline and topsoil and subsoil moisture levels to slip. Precipitation totals for the state were less than 20% of normal totals for this time of year, which State Climatologist ...
State regulators poised to decide Summit pipeline permit
WEBJan 24, 2024 · Those are some of the closing arguments that have been made in recent weeks to cap Summit’s request for a hazardous pipeline permit. The Iowa Utilities Board is now charged with deciding whether the company is eligible for a permit and for eminent domain. Summit has obtained easements for about three-quarters of its more than 680 …
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.