A consumer advocacy organization is sounding the alarm on major law firms siphoning money out of conservative states and into radical, left-wing agendas. The Alliance for Consumers (AFC) has sent letters (pdf) to Republican governors warning them that major law firms are using public contracts with their state and local governments to fund Democrat officials…
Law Firms Using Public Contracts to Divert Money to Democrats: Consumer Advocates
April 21, 2023
admin
2022 Midterm ElectionsChuck Schumer (D-NY)congressDemocratseconomyFrank BidenIowaKansasMontanaPolicies & ImpactsPoliticsRepublicansSen. Raphael WarnockUS
0 Comment
Iowa Advances Child Labor Bill
The Iowa Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would allow minors to work in currently banned roles and longer hours. The new bill would extend the hours teens under 16 could work up to six hours per day, two more than currently allowed. It would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to serve alcohol at restaurants…
2 Iowa Teens Plead Guilty in Spanish Teacher’s Beating Death
Two Iowa teenagers charged in the beating death of a high school teacher pleaded guilty to first-degree murder on Tuesday. Willard Miller and Jeremy Goodale both changed their pleas to guilty Tuesday and admitted helping kill 66-year-old Nohema Graber, their Spanish teacher at Fairfield High School. Investigators said the attack was possibly regarding a dispute…
The Big Shift in Iowa
Commentary Iowa Republicans owe their Democrat colleagues a big thank you. The Democrats’ extreme positions have crippled their own party’s position in the state. That’s the conclusion I reached after talking with more than 30 Republican leaders during a two-day visit to the Hawkeye State. I have been going to Iowa for nearly 40 years…
No April Fool: Retired Iowa Mechanic Wins $40 Million Lotto Jackpot
CLIVE, Iowa—At first, the recent winner of a $40 million jackpot says he couldn’t believe he won the lottery—after all, he bought the ticket on April Fools’ Day. “I thought it was a joke,” said Earl Lape, a 61-year-old retired mechanic from Dubuque, Iowa. Only after confirming his Lotto America ticket with a convenience store…
LSU Wins 1st NCAA Title, Mulkey’s 4th, Beating Clark, Iowa
DALLAS—Kim Mulkey returned home to Louisiana wanting to bring LSU its first basketball championship. The Hall of Fame coach did just that in only her second year at the school. Her Tigers used a record offensive performance to beat Caitlin Clark and Iowa 102–85 on Sunday and win the first basketball title, men’s or women’s,…
Iowa Wesleyan University Closing After 181 Years
March 29, 2023
admin
closuresEducation & Family NewsFinancial StrugglesIowaIowa gov. Kim ReynoldsRegional & State NewsState NewsUSUS News
0 Comment
One of Iowa’s oldest universities, Iowa Wesleyan University, will be ending its 181 years of education, closing the campus this Spring. Iowa Wesleyan first opened its doors to students in 1842. But due to recent financial struggles, the university’s board of trustees announced on Tuesday that the school can’t afford to keep its doors open…
Iowa Bans Transgender Procedures on Minors
Iowa has become the latest state to ban transgender procedures on minors after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law on March 22. Reynolds also signed into law a second bill banning transgender students from entering school bathrooms or changing rooms that do not correspond with their biological genders. Under the first bill, SF 538 (pdf), health…
Newborn Found Dead in Iowa Ditch; Mom, Granddad Charged
The mother and grandfather of a newborn found dead in a ditch in Iowa have been charged with first-degree murder, and court documents say they told investigators the baby was still alive when they put him in a trash bag and abandoned him. Megan K. Staude, 25, of Norfolk, told police the child was born…
Newborn Found Dead in Iowa Ditch; Mother, Grandfather Charged
The mother and grandfather of a newborn found dead in a ditch in Iowa have been charged with first-degree murder, and court documents say they told investigators the baby was still alive when they put him in a trash bag and abandoned him. Megan K. Staude, 25, of Norfolk, told police the child was born…
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`