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A physician is asking the Iowa Supreme Court to block the state’s Board of Medicine from issuing a decision in her disciplinary case. (Main photo by simpson33 via iStock / Getty Images Plus; seal courtesy State of Iowa)
In a case that could have far-reaching implications for Iowa’s licensing boards, a physician is asking the Iowa Supreme Court to block the state’s Board of Medicine from issuing a decision in her disciplinary case.
The physician is alleging the board didn’t have probable cause to investigate her conduct and instead attempted to “dig up” information to justify disciplinary charges it filed in March.
The Iowa Utilities Commission is investigating a high volume of safety violations from Black Hills Energy. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
The Iowa Utilities Commission is evaluating potential penalties and corrective action for Black Hills Energy following a hearing Thursday on an investigation into the gas company’s safety and management practices in Iowa.
Routine inspections from IUC revealed Black Hills Energy had disproportionally more instances of probable violations than the other top gas providers in Iowa over the past several years. The IUC also flagged that Black Hills has significantly longer correction times for probable violations than the other major gas providers.
A second Roman Catholic priest from the Diocese of Des Moines has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over alleged delays in work authorization permits.
Likely Iowa voters do not have a clear preference on a proposed constitutional amendment requiring two-thirds of state lawmakers to approve income tax increases, according to a new Suffolk University poll.
Judge rules Iowa Libertarians did not correctly replace 3rd District, lieutenant governor candidates
Iowa Libertarian candidates’ names will not appear on the ballot for the Iowa gubernatorial and 3rd District elections, a Polk County judge ruled Thursday.
A federal judge froze for two weeks a Trump administration regulation to restrict mail voting late Thursday, calling the U.S. Postal Service rule a violation of states’ power to administer elections.
The U.S. Postal Service took another step Thursday in implementing a Trump administration policy to restrict mail-in voting, even as a high-stakes legal battle plays out and midterm elections approach.
New state oversight laws are pumping the brakes on private equity’s push into healthcare, according to new data, Stateline reports.
The U.S. Department of Treasury’s recent proposed regulation to limit refunds for certain tax credits based on immigration status is the latest move by the Trump administration to restrict noncitizens’ access to federal benefits.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued four more states over laws that allow immigrants in the country without legal status to pay in-state college tuition in the states where they live.
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