Key members of Congress announced an agreement Monday on a $105 billion bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration for five years ahead of a May 10 deadline, Jacob Fischler reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/29/con… via Iowa Capital Dispatch

Drake University announced Monday it will eliminate three programs as part of efforts to make up budget deficits, Brooklyn Draisey reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/29/dra… via Iowa Capital Dispatch Report for America

Recent tests of Waterloo drinking water revealed one of the city’s wells has detectable amounts of #PFAS , a toxic group of chemicals that are newly regulated by federal officials, Jared Strong​ reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/29/wat… via Iowa Capital Dispatch

Luther College President Jenifer Ward will retire next year after more than 40 years in academia, the college announced Monday. Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America. iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/luther-… via Iowa Capital Dispatch

The Humane Society of the United States has released its annual “Horrible Hundred” report cataloguing regulatory issues at 100 puppy mills nationwide, including 15 located in Iowa, Clark Kauffman​ reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/29/15-… via Iowa Capital Dispatch

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed on to a letter Monday alongside 52 governors of other states, territories and commonwealths, opposing the Biden administration’s move to incorporate Air National Guard members into the Space Force. iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/governo… via Iowa Capital Dispatch

The former administrator at one of Iowa’s most troubled nursing homes has agreed to surrender her license, Clark Kauffman​ reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/29/nur… via Iowa Capital Dispatch

Five experts in infectious diseases in cattle from the University of California, Davis explain how bird flu can spread to cattle and the impact on the dairy industry. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/29/how… via Iowa Capital Dispatch The Conversation U.S.

Environmental groups recently asked the federal government to intervene in northeast Iowa, where ag pollution is believed to have contaminated scads of private wells with unhealthy concentrations of nitrate, Jared Strong reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/26/min… via Iowa Capital Dispatch

A top lawyer with the Republican National Committee was reportedly among those indicted for an alleged scheme to use false fraud claims to overturn the results of Arizona’s presidential election, Zachary Roth reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/26/top… via Iowa Capital Dispatch News from the States

Last year, the federal government imposed 244 fines totaling $5.7 million against Iowa nursing homes, but it won’t say which of those fines remains unpaid, Clark Kauffman​ reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/26/age… via Iowa Capital Dispatch

A project brought 14 people with divergent views on abortion together to try to find common ground. This is the first of a three-part series by Sofia Resnick of News from the States on the group's discussions and conclusions. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/26/can… via Iowa Capital Dispatch

'I don’t really understand how anyone with a business would feel entitled to have 85% of their insurance premiums covered by our taxes,' guest columnist Beth Hoffman writes via IowaWritersCollaborative.
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In a split vote, the Iowa Utilities Board declined to solicit more evidence before it decides whether to issue a pipeline permit to Summit Carbon Solutions, Jared Strong reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/25/reg… via Iowa Capital Dispatch

Presidents of state universities say they are eliminating departments and positions related to diversity, equity and inclusion and looking to support students on a more individualized basis, Brooklyn Draisey reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/25/sta… via Iowa Capital Dispatch Report for America

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday released a sweeping set of rules aimed at cutting air, water and land pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants, Robert Zullo reports for News from the States. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/25/new… via Iowa Capital Dispatch

A judge has allowed the Iowa Freedom of Information Council to intervene in a case that pits the City of Davenport against a resident who is seeking access to municipal records, Clark Kauffman​ reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/25/fre… via Iowa Capital Dispatch

U.S. House lawmakers will no longer be able to request earmarked funding for some nonprofits under a change in eligibility made by the Republican chairman of the Appropriations Committee on Thursday, Jennifer Shutt reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/25/u-s… via Iowa Capital Dispatch

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical Thursday of former President Donald Trump’s argument he is entirely immune from criminal charges, Jacob Fischler and Ashley Murray report. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/25/u-s… via Iowa Capital Dispatch News from the States

A home-health worker accused of falsifying records and taking hundreds of dollars from a client is not entitled to unemployment benefits, an Iowa judge has ruled, Clark Kauffman​ reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/25/hom… via Iowa Capital Dispatch