Iowa lawmakers debate 1 percent recount rule in Harris bill
Iowa Republicans push a measure limiting recounts to elections decided by 1 percent or less and to be run by local election officials. The plan would require the requesting candidate to pay unless the margin is 0.1 percent or less, and would shift recount boards to be staffed by local officials and the county auditor. The bill faces committee scrutiny amid mixed support from lawmakers and election offices.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Austin Harris
Moulton
Paul Pate
Pate
Harris
Iowa Capitol
Bobby Kaufmann
Wilton
House
House State Government Committee
Adam Zabner
Iowa City
Zahner
Adam Wedmore
Cerro Gordo
Iowa State Association of County Auditors
Eric Gookin
Iowa Secretary of State’s Office
Secretary of State
Senate
Ers
U.S
Mariannette Miller- Meeks
Miller-Meeks
Christina Bohannan
Iowa Regents Move to Undo DEI Programs and Living Halls
In 2020 diverse councils urged President Harreld to uphold equity commitments. Since then state lawmakers pressured universities to curb DEI offices, staff, and programming, prompting rescission of DEI programs and three LGBTQ, Latinx, and Black living learning communities at the University of Iowa.
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University of Iowa
Bruce Harreld
Iowa
DEI
Harreld
Bates
Regents
Egg prices surge as bird flu hits U S producers
Amid a bird flu outbreak egg producers defend price rises as inflationary pressure. Critics and advocacy groups urge a government probe while prices reach record levels near five dollars per dozen. Cal-Maine and others report higher profits amid tighter supply.
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Omaha
Neb
Federal Trade Commission
Trump
Donald Trump
Sen
Elizabeth Warren
Angela Huffman
Farm Action
Cal-Maine Foods
Cal-Maine
Sherman Miller
Cal- Maine
USDA
U.S
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Brooke Boden
Indianola
Boden
Board
Vanessa. Miller
Department of Agriculture
American Egg Board
Emily Metz