Good morning from Iowa Capital Dispatch.
“Just like all the phony political ads we are reading, hearing, and seeing -- don't believe just because a politician says they are for property rights ... mean(s) that they actually are.”— Weston Grow, a Guthrie County landowner who opposes eminent domain for carbon pipelines, on a questionnaire sent to legislative candidates about their positions on property rights.
Scottish Rite Park Health Care Center in Des Moines. (Photo via Google Earth)
A Des Moines nursing home with a history of violations related to resident injuries is now being sued by the family of a woman who died, allegedly after being dropped to the floor by caregivers.
The estate of Lena K. Rocha is suing Des Moines’ Scottish Rite Park Health Care Center in Polk County District Court.
Kathy Carter, a Floyd County landowner, speaks outside of the Iowa Utilities Commission Oct. 8, 2026 in opposition to a carbon sequestration pipeline. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
The Iowa Utilities Commission has denied a request from Summit Carbon Solutions, the company seeking to build a carbon sequestration pipeline in Iowa, to consolidate outstanding dockets and schedule a hearing.
The IUC issued hearing schedules for two sections of pipeline in the company’s second phase of the project, but denied Summit’s request to combine the dockets.
Democrat Lindsay James and Republican Joe Mitchell talked tariffs and tax policy during their second debate of the 2026 election season Thursday as they compete to represent Iowa’s 2nd District in the U.S. House.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins appeared at the Animal Rescue League of Iowa this week to tout the agency’s efforts to shut down puppy mills in Iowa and other states.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly joined Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand in Des Moines Thursday, saying her tenure shows it is possible to be an effective Democratic governor while working with a GOP-controlled state Legislature.
The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee is demanding his colleagues across the aisle apologize to former special counsel Jack Smith after Missouri Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt launched false accusations at a recent hearing and called the former Justice Department official a “dirtbag.”
Some farmers are worried about expanding their use of red-dyed diesel, saying the dye could linger in fuel tanks and expose them to potential future fine, South Dakota Searchlight reports.
A federal judge will rule in the coming days on whether the Trump administration can legally rescind White House press passes for journalists at three news organizations, or if those reporters will be able to continue accessing the grounds while the case continues.
A growing number of voters are taking their anger about affordability to the polls this midterm election and blaming President Donald Trump’s tariffs as a culprit for rising expense, public opinion surveys show.
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