Bill aims to ease Iowa distillery rules to boost growth
A proposed Iowa Code change would lift the 50,000 gallon cap on distilleries, expand customer sales from two bottles to a case, and allow glass service, aligning distilleries with breweries and wineries. Gov. Branstad’s support and a formal working group push the measure forward, with Cedar Ridge Winery and Distillery cited as a case study.
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Jeff Quint
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Cedar Ridge
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Quint
Statehouse
Terry Branstad
Jon Rupp
Michael DeCapria
Nolan Quint
Anamosa fire test drives Thou Art to rebuild
Fire ripped through the Thou Art gallery at 106 East Main Street in Anamosa last weekend destroying artwork and damaging the building. KC Kiner Wortman and Doug Wortman vow to continue teaching and plan to rebuild with community support as investigators search for a cause.
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Thou Art Gallery
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Anamosa
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Doug Wortman
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Thou Art
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Tim Shada
Shada
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Monticello
Martello
Senators seek to restore death penalty in Iowa
Senate Republicans push Senate File 335 to allow capital punishment for adults who kidnap, rape, and murder a minor. The measure would require a two step process: prove multiple Class A offenses and decide on execution by lethal injection, with automatic appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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Iowa Supreme
Legislature narrows scope of preemption bill
A House hearing features broad support for a water quality bill while opposition voices from people of color highlight concerns about a stand your ground measure. A House panel also endorses a ban on handheld device use while driving.
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House Speaker Decries Iowa Aid Cut Scholarship Decision
House Speaker Linda Upmeyer criticized Iowa budget cuts that denied 2,440 students the scholarships they expected this fall. She called the move "politics at its worst" and urged tapping into the foundation's $2 billion fundraising haul for relief.
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University of Iowa
Linda Upmeyer
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