Tag: iowa
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Election legislation roundup: Iowa State Senate
As of Feb. 19, Ballotpedia has tracked one election-related bill in the Iowa State Senate since the beginning of the year. Democrats sponsored the bill. The bill is: IA SF271: A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, including the recounting of ballots, the mailing of absentee ballots, and in-person absentee voting, Sen.…
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Iowa Supreme Court issues two opinions from Feb. 13-19
The Iowa Supreme Court issued two opinions from Feb. 13-19. As of Feb. 19, the court issued 17opinions in 2023—no more or fewer than this point a year ago. This week’s opinions are below: Howsare v. Iowa District Court for Polk County Martinez v. State From Feb. 13-19, state supreme courts issued 233 opinions nationally.…
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Iowa Supreme Court issues one opinion from Feb. 6-12
The Iowa Supreme Court issued one opinion from Feb. 6-12. As of Feb. 12, the court issued 15 opinions in 2023—three more than this point a year ago. The one opinion is below: In re Subpoena Issued to Dethmers Manufacturing Co. v. Mittapalli From Feb. 6-12, state supreme courts issued 195 opinions nationally. The Pennsylvania…
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Iowa Supreme Court issues three opinions from Jan. 30-Feb. 5
The Iowa Supreme Court issued three opinions from Jan. 30-Feb. 5. As of Feb. 5, the court issued 14 opinions in 2023—three more than this point a year ago. The three opinions are below: McNeal v. Wapello County State v. Ellison Kluender v. Plum Grove Investments, Inc. From Jan. 30-Feb. 5, state supreme courts issued…
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Michael L. Fitzgerald and Roby Smith running for Iowa treasurer on Nov. 8
Incumbent Michael L. Fitzgerald (D) and Roby Smith (R) are running for Iowa treasurer on Nov. 8, 2022. Fitzgerald has served as Iowa treasurer of state since 1983. Before taking office, Fitzgerald worked as a marketing analyst for Massey Ferguson Company. Fitzgerald said, “In times like today, there is no question that experience counts. Through…
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Incumbent Rob Sand and Todd Halbur running for Iowa state auditor on Nov. 8
Incumbent Rob Sand (D) and Todd Halbur (R) are running for Iowa state auditor on Nov. 8, 2022. Sand has been the Iowa auditor of state since 2019. Sand also served as assistant attorney general under Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller (D). On his campaign website, Sand said he has been non-partisan as auditor: “[Sand]…
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All candidates for Iowa Secretary of State complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Iowa Secretary of State —incumbent Paul Pate (R) and Joel Miller (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. This is one of 27 secretary…
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All candidates for Iowa House of Representatives District 89 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 89 —Elinor Levin (D) and Jacob Onken (R)— completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Eighty-eight of the country’s 99 state…
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Incumbent Cindy Axne (D) and Zach Nunn running in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District election
Incumbent Cindy Axne (D) and Zach Nunn (R) are running in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District election on Nov. 8, 2022. The Gazette’s Liz Mathews said the race was “likely Iowa’s most competitive House election.” In the 2020 election, Axne defeated David Young (R) by 1.4 percentage points. According to a Daily Kos analysis of the 2020 presidential election,…
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Iowa governor signs law to reduce duration of unemployment insurance benefits
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed HF 2355 on June 16, reducing the maximum length of unemployment insurance payments from 26 weeks to 16 weeks starting July 3. The law also re-defines suitable work and will require claimants to accept jobs that pay less than their previous jobs after their first week of benefits. Workers…