Good morning from Iowa Capital Dispatch.
“Inflation has wiped out wage gains for 6 months now. It’s a financial squeeze. Americans are trying to work more hours to make up for it, but many are still falling behind.” —Heather Long, chief economist for Navy Federal, in a social media post about the spike in inflation driven by high fuel prices in September.
Iowans opposed to carbon dioxide pipelines asked candidates on the upcoming ballot how they felt about the pipeline and private property rights. Pictured are buttons the group handed out at the Iowa State Capitol March 18, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
A group of Iowa landowners opposed to a carbon sequestration pipeline say the issue of property rights is still “one of the biggest issues in the state of Iowa” though fewer than 70 candidates on the upcoming ballot responded to a questionnaire about eminent domain.
Kathy Stockdale, a landowner affected by the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline and vocal opponent of the project, said the leaders of the state “must stand up in opposition to this risky land grab.”
The Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, formerly known as Northbrook Manor, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Photo via Google Earth)
The federal government has added two Iowa nursing homes to its list of the worst care facilities in the nation.
Adel Acres and Northbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Cedar Rapids have been added to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ nationwide list of care facilities that are eligible for special-focus status, indicating a history of serious, recurring resident-care issues.
An Iowa City paramedic who allegedly drove an ambulance for the pediatric unit of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is now facing child pornography charges.
The candidates for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, Republican Zach Nunn and Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott, agreed Thursday to participate in their only televised debate of the campaign.
President Donald Trump will make two trips to Iowa ahead of the Nov. 3, 2026 general election.
President Donald Trump Thursday announced that the execution of a man convicted of the Fort Hood shooting will not be livestreamed, a reversal after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said last week that Nidal Hasan’s death by firing squad would be public.
Inflation grew to a 3.7% annual rate in September, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from 3.4% in August, Stateline reports.
Top Republican and Democratic senators have unveiled a 417-page bill to overhaul the approval process for new energy projects, a pathway for what’s known as “permitting reform.”
The Trump administration sought a federal court order Thursday to force California to purge 20,000 people from its voter rolls over claims they are not U.S. citizens, a major development less than three weeks before the midterm elections.
Peter Daniell of Broomfield, Colorado, took home the grand prize Wednesday night after winning the National Civics Bee Championship in the nation’s capital.
Organizers across hundreds of advocacy groups will pull together thousands of No Kings events nationwide Saturday to encourage early voting in this year’s midterm elections.
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