Author Archives: Iowa Capital Dispatch
In southwest Iowa, Rob Sand hears of water shortages and boil advisories plaguing a town
EXIRA - "We did run out of water at our house ... and that's not the first time we've had dry pipes," Emmy Benton said to State Auditor Rob Sand at the Exira Public Library during a discussion about r...
Jun 04, 2025
'Well, we all are going to die': U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst defends Medicaid cuts at heated town hall
PARKERSBURG - At a sometime raucous town hall meeting Friday morning, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst faced vocal opposition on her support for spending cuts to programs such as Medicaid and SNAP. Like many othe...
May 30, 2025
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs into law rural health care, medical residency expansion proposal
(Des Moines) Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law Wednesday her legislative proposal to increase physician training options and rural health care accessibility, a step she said will help ease burden...
May 28, 2025
Iowa communities to receive $5.5 million for brownfield site cleanup
(State) Five Iowa communities have been selected to receive $5.5 million in grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to clean up and restore blighted or contaminated properties. Sites sele...
May 28, 2025
Ethanol industry urges Reynolds to veto eminent domain bill
(Des Moines) Iowa ethanol advocates and farmers are urging Gov. Kim Reynolds to veto a bill restricting carbon sequestration pipelines. The advocates said in a press conference Thursday the bill is "e...
May 23, 2025
Pharmacy tech fired for dispensing errors sues Walgreens, citing ADHD as a factor
(Council Bluffs) An Iowa pharmacy tech fired for medication-dispensing errors is suing her former employer, claiming her attention-deficit disorder was a factor in her job performance. Saleena Gooch i...
May 19, 2025
Judge cites lack of confidence in Homeland Security, issues injunction in UI case
Stating that she has "little confidence" the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will comply with its own regulations, a federal judge on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction protecting four Univ...
May 15, 2025
Iowa puppy mills cited in national nonprofit's annual report of violators
(State) Iowa is again ranked near the top of the list in the annual "Horrible Hundred" tally of states with the most dog breeders and brokers cited by regulators. The nonprofit Humane World for Animal...
May 13, 2025
'Four years and another day': Senators punt long-awaited eminent domain debate
(Des Moines) "Shame, shame, shame," a red-shirted group chanted from a Senate gallery after a full day waiting for senators to debate a bill impacting carbon sequestration pipelines. A group of landow...
May 10, 2025
Mississippi River named the most endangered of 2025 by non-profit American Rivers
The Mississippi River is the nation's most endangered river, a national conservation group says, because of federal plans to cut flood relief programs as severe weather threats grow. American Rivers, ...
May 09, 2025
