Iowa Capital Dispatch

A few folks asked why we didn’t break this story, but I don’t know of any small newsroom in Iowa that can keep up with Clark Kauffman @IowaCapDispatch. Glad we could add to it though. State inspectors cite Aase Haugen Home following resident’s death | driftlessjournal.com/news/state-ins…

A spending bill U.S. House appropriators released Tuesday includes a provision to allow sales of a gasoline blend that includes up to 15% ethanol nationwide throughout the year, @jacob_fischler reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/12/17/dc/…

A federal judge this week allowed 13 more Republican-led states, including Iowa, to intervene as co-defendants in the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s new lawsuit over the Dakota Access Pipeline, @NDMonitor reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/12/17/13-…

Congressional leaders unveiled a catch-all, year-end package Tuesday that would provide more than $100 billion in disaster aid and extension of the farm bill and other federal spending, @JenniferShutt reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/12/17/dc/…

Iowa Auditor Rob Sand disputed claims made by Republican leaders that his office was aware of a coding error that led to a misallocation of court debt funds years before taking action on the issue, @robinlopsahl reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/12/17/aud…

Iowa environmental regulators focused on the state's water quality programs Tuesday, along with observing the 50th anniversary of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, @koons_cami reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/12/17/saf…

U.S. House Democrats awarded committee leadership positions to three members on Tuesday, completing a post-election shakeup that saw some longtime lawmakers ousted, @jacob_fischler reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/12/17/dc/…

In the crucial last month before President Joe Biden leaves office, immigrants and allies on Tuesday urged the president to offer protections for immigrant communities before Donald Trump is inaugurated, @ShauneenMiranda reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/12/17/dc/…

Donald Trump is suing The Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer, claiming their poll that showed Kamala Harris leading in Iowa days before the 2024 election amounted to “fraud and election interference," @robinlopsahl reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/12/17/tru…

An Iowa pharmacist is facing possible disciplinary action for incorrectly filling a prescription, Clark Kauffman reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/eastern…

The state has now reported 11 detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza in 2024, including three this week in Sioux, Worth and Monona counties, @koons_cami reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/bird-fl…

Iowa’s votes for President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance were finalized Tuesday as the state’s presidential electors’ meeting was held to submit votes to the electoral college, @robinlopsahl reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/iowa-ca…

“The choice: to side with what’s best for nursing home residents, or to side with what’s best for the nursing home industry ..." guest columnists John and Terri Hale write. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/12/17/do-…

The Iowa Insurance Division has entered an order against a Cass County roofing company, prohibiting it from acting as insurance adjuster and negotiating claims with insurers, Clark Kauffman reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/12/17/roo…

Members of Congress are among those calling for greater transparency from the federal government as a spate of reported drone sightings concentrated in New Jersey and New York have raised questions beyond the Northeast, @jacob_fischler reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/12/16/dc/…

President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he would likely file a lawsuit against Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer, claiming a poll published by the Des Moines Register before Election Day amounted to "election interference," @JenniferShutt reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/12/16/dc/…

A lake restoration report from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources details the completion of several years-long projects in 2024 and outlines major plans for 2025. The report is open to public comment through Dec. 18, @koons_cami reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/12/16/mck…

Summit Carbon Solutions’ threats of legal action against pipeline opponents “demonstrates why Iowa should finally pass an anti-SLAPP statute that has been floating around the Legislature for a few years,” guest columnist @DMRevans writes via @WritersIowa. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/12/16/law…

A Scott County lawyer accused of misappropriating client funds has lost her license to practice law in Iowa, Clark Kauffman reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/12/16/sco…

BREAKING: Gov. Kim Reynolds named Sen. Chris Cournoyer as her new lieutenant governor Monday, filling the role that was left open since former Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg resigned from the position in September, @robinlopsahl reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/12/16/sen…