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“Overall, it is important that Iowa continues to lead in ethanol with all of the refiners and all of the corn that we grow in this state. bout 40% of U.S. corn crops go into ethanol, so it’s a really important business for all corn growers across the country.” — Deanna Kovar, the president of John Deere’s Agriculture and Turf Division, on the signing of legislation aimed at aiding Iowa’s ethanol industry.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs Senate File 2493 into law outside of the Capitol, exempting products that use 85% ethanol from the state excise tax, Des Moines, Iowa, June 1, 2026. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed several bills related to agriculture and the environment into law Monday, including measures related to water quality, ethanol and the Iowa Farm Act.
One of those bills, House File 2771, the state’s agriculture and natural resources budget bill, includes the “Farm to Faucet” water-quality proposal introduced by Reynolds, state Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig and other Republican officials in the final days of the 2026 legislative session.
The City of Waterloo is facing a lawsuit over alleged attempts by police officers to conceal a colleague’s drunken driving that contributed to a fatality. (Photo by Douglas Sacha of Getty Images)
The City of Waterloo is facing a lawsuit over alleged attempts by police officers to conceal a colleague’s drunken driving that contributed to a fatality.
The family of Jenna Marie Mills is suing the City of Waterloo, along with Waterloo police officers Robert Duncan, Adam Gilbaugh, Matthew Woodward and Jacob Zars, in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
An Iowa attorney is facing a possible two-year suspension of his law license due to criminal convictions for assault and tampering with a witness.
An Iowa nurse who was previously sanctioned for substance abuse issues is now facing additional disciplinary charges.
President Donald Trump’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund appeared to be on shaky ground Monday as he continued to face opposition from his own party.
Transgender military members won a temporary victory against the Trump administration in federal appeals court Monday when two judges ruled a policy banning them from service violated their constitutional right to equal protection under the law.
The U.S. Department of Justice’s recent decision to downgrade the drug classification for medical cannabis will help medical marijuana businesses, but many questions remain unanswered, Stateline reports.
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