Author Archives: Iowa Capital Dispatch
Iowa scores in 50-state education rankings decline from years past
(Des Moines) Iowa scored relatively well in education rankings among the states, but with declining test scores and on-time high school graduation rates decreasing, the state has fallen from its highs...
Jun 17, 2024
Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board opens investigation into Melissa Vine campaign
(Des Moines) The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board decided Thursday to open an investigation into Melissa Vine's campaign in Iowa's 3rd Congressional District. Vine, running as a Democrat the ...
May 17, 2024
Truck Stop Fined for Excessive Pollution in Wastewater
(Audubon) A western Iowa truck stop near Audubon has violated its pollutant limits more than 500 times in recent years and has caused the city to expel elevated concentrations of contaminants into a c...
May 17, 2024
Widespread rains eliminate 'extreme' drought in Iowa
(Iowa) For the first time in nearly two years, no part of Iowa has extreme drought - the second-worst dryness classification of the U.S. Drought Monitor. A new report on Thursday that takes into accou...
May 10, 2024
State for years reported incorrect Iowa high school graduation rates
(Des Moines) High school graduation rates have been incorrectly calculated for up to a decade due to a legacy code error, the Iowa Department of Education said Friday. The state's four- and five-year ...
May 03, 2024
15 Iowa puppy mills cited in Humane Society's annual report
(Iowa) The Humane Society of the United States has released its annual "Horrible Hundred" report cataloging regulatory issues at 100 puppy mills nationwide, including 15 located in Iowa. The report is...
Apr 30, 2024
Millions of salaried workers to become eligible for overtime under new Biden rule
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor Tuesday announced a final rule that means millions of salaried workers who are employed in the executive, administrative or professional industries will becom...
Apr 24, 2024
Pharmacy worker convicted of stealing 600 doses of opioid pain killers
(Council Bluffs) The Iowa Board of Pharmacy has revoked the license of a pharmacy technician convicted of stealing 600 doses of opioid pain killers. According to police records, on April 11, 2023, the...
Apr 15, 2024
House passes bill adding regulations, limits on traffic cameras
By: Robin Opsahl (Des Moines)The Iowa House approved a bill Tuesday to regulate traffic cameras, despite criticisms from some lawmakers who said the bill unfairly limits local control, and others who ...
Apr 10, 2024
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs law on foreign farmland ownership regulations
By: Robin Opsahl (Des Moines) Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday signed into law new reporting requirements - and harsher penalties - related to foreign farmland ownership in Iowa. The governor signed Senat...
Apr 10, 2024
