Tag: Iowa

LIVE 8 PM ET: DeSantis Campaigns in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at 8:00 p.m. ET on May 31. It is DeSantis’s fourth stop in his Iowa campaign trip and the second arrival in the city in the past few weeks. He’s going to speak on his vision to lead America. …


LIVE 9 PM ET: DeSantis Campaigns in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at 9:00 p.m. ET on May 31. It is DeSantis’s fourth stop in his Iowa campaign trip and the second arrival in the city in the past few weeks. He’s going to speak on his vision to lead America. …


LIVE NOW: DeSantis Campaigns in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at 9:00 p.m. ET on May 31. It is DeSantis’s fourth stop in his Iowa campaign trip and the second arrival in the city in the past few weeks. He’s going to speak on his vision to lead America. …


DeSantis Campaigns in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at 9:00 p.m. ET on May 31. It is DeSantis’s fourth stop in his Iowa campaign trip and the second arrival in the city in the past few weeks. He’s going to speak on his vision to lead America. …


Iowa Apartment Collapse Leaves Residents Missing, Rubble Too Dangerous to Search

DAVENPORT, Iowa—Five residents of a six-story apartment building that partially collapsed in eastern Iowa remained unaccounted for Tuesday, and authorities feared at least two of them might be stuck inside rubble that was too dangerous to search. The three other missing residents are not believed to have been in the building when it started collapsing…


At Iowa Launch, DeSantis Claims Trump Has ‘Moved Left,’ Cannot Win a General Election

CLIVE, Iowa—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said May 30 in the first formal stump speech of his 2024 presidential campaign in Iowa that former President Donald Trump has “moved left” on federal spending, abortion, and crime, gives only lip service to the “America First” policies that he failed to implement when in office, and cannot win…


No Fatalities Reported in Iowa as Officials Plan to Demolish Partially Collapsed Building

Officials in Iowa are making plans to demolish a six-story apartment building a day after it partially collapsed, injuring at least one person and displacing countless residents and business owners. No fatalities have been reported. City officials in Davenport, a city in eastern Iowa, said in a news release that the property owner was served…


Fire Chief in Iowa Says 1 Person Rescued Overnight From Building Collapse in Davenport

DAVENPORT, Iowa—One more person has been rescued and taken to a hospital after a building collapsed in Iowa. Davenport Fire Chief Michael Carlsten said at a news conference on Monday that it was unclear how many people, if any, were still missing after an apartment building in the eastern Iowa city collapsed. Rescuers were called…


Iowa Governor Signs Bill to Loosen Child Labor Laws

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill on May 26 that loosens child labor laws by allowing under 18-year-olds to work longer hours on school nights and in expanded roles, including serving alcohol in bars and restaurants. The Republican governor signed Senate File 542 after it was approved by the Legislature earlier in May with only…


Iowa Governor Signs Gender Identity Education Bill That Boosts Parental Rights

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday signed a bill to prohibit students from kindergarten through grade six in the state from being provided instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation. The legislation, Senate File 496, also has several other provisions to restrict age-inappropriate instruction and give parents and guardians more ways to oversee and guide…