Iowa Ag-Gag Appeals Panel Keeps Key Challenge Alive
A federal appeals court revived part of a 2019 challenge to Iowa ag-gag provisions, blocking false job-seeking claims while allowing penalties for obtaining access to farms by false pretenses. The ruling comes amid broader lawsuits by Animal Legal Defense Fund and allies against similar laws nationwide.
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American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa
Towa
Tyler Lobdell
Food & Water Watch
Animal Legal Defense Fund
Town Citizens For Community Improvement
Benji
The
People For the Ethical Treatment of
Reynolds
Tom Miller
Cass
Dallas
Washington
Iowa
House
Jennifer Konfist
D-Windsor Heights
Coalition
North Carolina
Kansas
Idaho
Utah
Wyoming
Arkansas
Grassley touts bipartisan infrastructure package to Iowa
Grassley backs a bipartisan Senate infrastructure package saying it funds road and bridge projects worth 4.2 billion for Iowa, water systems at 227 million, and broadband expansion totaling 65 billion nationally while noting no tax hikes for Iowans. Ernst opposes citing debt concerns and links to Sanders.
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Joe Biden
U.S. House
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Iowa
Grassley
Ernst
Congressional Budget Office
America
U.S
Bernie Sanders
Democrats
Captiol Digest Governor's Aide Changes Jobs
Logan Shine of Adel leaves Gov. Kim Reynolds' policy advisory role to join Windstream unit Kinetic as vice president of state government affairs for Iowa. Shine helped craft a 2021 broadband package, and Kinetic cites his rural deployment experience as it expands a multiyear 2 billion fiber program across 18 states.
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Kim Reynolds
Logan Shine
Adel
Iowa
Kinetic
Windstream
Arkansas
Shine
Ogan
Brad Hedrick
Gazette Des Moines Bureau
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