Iowa’s record 2022 corn harvest spurs rail car surge
Jan 21, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Iowa’s record 2021 corn harvest led to a significant increase in traffic on the rail lines that run through Iowa. “The car loads of grain in 2021 were…
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Kaufmann tables 2022 discussion of eminent domain changes
Jan 20, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The chairman of an Iowa House committee says after “careful consideration,” he’s decided now is not the time to change state law governing when property may be seized for…
A record 35,320 new Iowa business starts in 2021
Jan 19, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - State data shows a record number of new businesses were launched in Iowa last year. Iowa law requires documents to be filed when a new business is formed in…
Raising maximum staff-to-children ratios in Iowa day cares
Jan 18, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Advocates are raising concerns about regulatory changes that would increase staff-to-children ratios in Iowa child care centers. House Republicans have drafted a plan to let one employee oversee up…
New verification proposed for Iowans receiving government food, health care benefits
Jan 17, 2022
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR RDIO IOWA - Republicans in the Iowa House are considering changes to the application process for government food assistance and health care coverage through Medicaid. One bill would require the state to…
US Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Osceola, IA Taco Bell Overtime Dispute
Jan 17, 2022
The Supreme Court announced it will consider whether an hourly fast-food worker from Osceola, Iowa, who alleges that she was denied overtime pay, is required to take her proposed wage-and-hour class-action lawsuit against a large…
About 80% of soldiers in Iowa Army and Iowa Air National Guard fully vaccinated
Jan 14, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Iowa National Guard Adjutant General Benjamin Corell says the soldiers in his ranks are “a wealth of talent” for the state not seen since World War II, but during the annual “Condition…
Coronavirus Update
Jan 13, 2022
There’s been a large jump in coronavirus cases and deaths in Iowa over the past week. As of Tuesday, another 182 Iowans have died from COVID-19, including three from Wapello County and two each from…
Governor Reynolds proposes 4% flat tax
Jan 12, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Governor Kim Reynolds is proposing an end to state income taxes on pensions and retirement accounts and lowering the state income tax to a single rate of just 4%…
Governor to detail ‘bold, yet practical’ tax cutting plan
Jan 11, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Governor Kim Reynolds will deliver the annual “Condition of the State” address tonight and she’s promised to reveal details of what she has described as a “bold, yet practical”…