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“Maybe I lack imagination, but I didn’t expect that performing this service was going to put me in the position of explaining to my children what a bulletproof vest was and why I had to wear one.” — U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett during a U.S. House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing on security funding.
Correctionville is one of several Iowa towns receiving investments from USDA Rural Development to upgrade water infrastructure. (Photo via Google Earth)
Several communities in northwest Iowa will get upgrades to their water systems to help combat aging infrastructure thanks to grants and loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development.
The city of Correctionville and the Lyon & Sioux Rural Water system were awarded a combined total of more than $16 million for upgrades — including a new well, treatment plant and water tower. The USDA investment, mostly in the form of loans, came from the Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants program.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is holding dozens of individuals in Iowa jails. (Main photo by Caspar Benson/Getty Images; logo courtesy U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
A federal judge has intervened in the case of an Iowa man jailed by ICE after living in the United States for 10 years since the age of 11.
Alvaro Anastacio Garcia Tevalan of Clarion recently filed a federal lawsuit against Polk County Chief Jail Administrator Cory Williams, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement David Venturella, Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, and Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche. Tevalan’s lawsuit challenged the legality of his current detention by ICE, seeking either his immediate release or a court hearing at which he could argue for temporary release on bond.
The Iowa Supreme Court has suspended the license of an Iowa lawyer facing criminal charges of sexually abusing a child.
The Polk County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a partnership between Des Moines University and Polk County Health Department to give future health experts hands-on training opportunities and collaborate on public health initiatives.
A nursing home worker accused of failing to evaluate a choking resident who subsequently died has been given a warning by state regulators.
Members of Congress from both parties indicated Tuesday they will support additional security funding for the U.S. Supreme Court after two justices testified about a sharp rise in threats.
The Department of Homeland Security Tuesday ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to cease vehicle-related enforcement stops, following the deadly shootings of two men in their vehicles, according to multiple media reports.
Sen. Darline Graham joined the U.S. Senate Tuesday, temporarily filling the seat of her late brother, Lindsey Graham.
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh promised Tuesday to “put these years of high inflation behind us” and lower prices, including mortgage rates, for everyday Americans as inflation remains at the highest level in two years.
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