Iowa lawmakers push to cut crime lab backlog and fund tech upgrades
A subcommittee advanced Senate File 2394 to boost court technology funding by 8.4 million and crime lab funding by 2.1 million to reduce a 250 day backlog. The plan targets hiring four to six criminalists and upgrading cyber infrastructure to the 21st century, with gains aimed at shrinking backlogs to 90 days within three years.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Ways and Means
Division of Criminal Investigation Crime Lab
Senate
Ken Rizer
Marion
Department of Public Safety
Amber Markham
DPS
Crime Lab
James Q. Lynch
Iowa Senate advances hemp bill amid federal hurdle warnings
The Iowa Senate backs SF 2398 to allow industrial hemp farming with THC below 0.3 percent, a move supported by Heartland Hemp Co. lobbyist Megan Malloy. Critics cited federal regulatory limits and testing costs, while proponents say hemp offers cover crop benefits and new markets.
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Iowa
House
Ways and Means
Megan Malloy
Heartland Hemp Co
Jerusalem
Senate
Malloy
United States
Omaha
Colorado
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Jacob Swanson
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Swanson
Hein
House Agriculture Committee
Reynolds to Meet Trump on Agriculture Policy in Washington
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds will join other governors and congressional leaders to meet President Donald Trump at the White House at 10 a.m. to discuss issues impacting the agricultural community including trade. Acting Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg will attend Reynolds’ place at the ribbon cutting in Muscatine today.
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Kim Reynolds
Donald Trump
Washington
White House
Reynolds
Muscatine
Adam Gregg
Glasson campaign staff unionizes in bid for governor
In Des Moines Cathy Glasson’s campaign announces its staff voted to join the Campaign Workers Guild becoming Iowa’s first gubernatorial campaign to unionize. Full and part time workers will receive health care coverage and raises plus higher stipends and reimbursements.
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Des Moines
Cathy Glasson
Campaign Workers Guild
Iowa
SEIU
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Republican Party of Town
Nora Taft
Cathy
Taft
Nate Boulton
John Norris
Fred Hubbell
Iowa State University
Iowa City
Ross Wilburn
Iowa Democratic Party
Andy McGuire
Reynolds Launches TV Ad Campaign in Iowa
Gov. Kim Reynolds rolls out a new television ad titled Driveway highlighting her Iowa roots and tax cut agenda. The Reynolds campaign would not disclose TV ad spending but reports show more than 4 million in the campaign account at the end of 2017. Several Democrats seek the nomination to face Reynolds in November while Republicans rally behind her.
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Des Moines
Kim Reynolds
Reynolds
Osceola
Mount Pleasant
Hy- Vee
Ames
Des Moines Tea Room
Iowa
Sweeney Wins Iowa Senate District 25 Seat in Special Election
Annette Sweeney defeats Tracy Freese for the Iowa Senate District 25 seat held by Bill Dix, capturing about 56 percent of the unofficial vote in the special election. The district spans Grundy Hardin and parts of Butler and Story counties with a strong Republican advantage.
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Butler
Story
Dix
Shell Rock
Iowa Starting Line
Des Moines
Sweeney
Iowa House
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