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Des Moines, IA (AP) — The Iowa House Democratic leader and the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee are accusing the committee's chairman and House Speaker Pat Grassley of violating ethics rules that prohibit lobbyists from working for the state. House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst and Rep. Mary Wolfe said Tuesday that Judiciary Committee Chairman Steven Holt hired Republican attorney Alan Ostergren to assist with an investigation. Ostergren says Wolfe and Konfrst are play...

AP 3/9/22 The Iowa House Democratic leader and the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee are accusing the committee's chairman and House Speaker Pat

The Iowa House Democratic leader and the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee are accusing the committee’s chairman and House Speaker Pat Grassley of violating ethics rules that prohibit lobbyists from working for the state. House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst and Rep. Mary Wolfe said Tuesday that Judiciary Committee Chairman Steven Holt hired Republican attorney Alan Ostergren to assist with an investigation. Ostergren says Wolfe and Konfrst are playing politics and that he&#0...

The Judiciary Committee voted to to withdraw the subpoenas issued in its investigation of a district court judge who allegedly committed an impeachable offense during the selection of candidates for the governor to choose from in making a judicial appointment.

Some state legislators objected to parts of the revised Iowa Court Rules of Criminal Procedure, a package three years in the making.

The Democrat's campaign initially listed $56,924.78 in unitemized contributions but filed a new report naming all small donors.

The ACLU of Iowa demands mask mandates in eight schools; a concern over increased train traffic in the Quad Cities; a legislator wants a camera in every Iowa classroom. Click to hear hour two of Need To Know With Jeff Angelo for Monday, February 7, 2022.

"The district court’s injunction of the Iowa statute remains in place statewide — and the State will still not be enforcing the statute — until the case returns to the district court," attorney general spokesman Lynn Hicks said.

COVID becomes a political liability for Democrats; the Iowa House passes a biofuels mandate; a lawsuit over school mask mandates actually hurt kids; a treatment for peanut allergies? Click to hear hour one of Need To Know With Jeff Angelo for Thursday, February 3, 2022.

The attorney representing an eyebrow business at Jordan Creek Town Center says the requirement for threaders to be licensed is a barrier to hiring enough workers.