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Republicans Trying To Restrict Voting May See Their Schemes Backfire On February 22, Iowa legislators held a one-hour public hearing on a Republican election reform bill that had been introduced just days before and could achieve what Donald Trump's campaign had failed to do during 2020's election—curtail voting options for perceived Democratic voting blocs. Iowa's House State Government Committee's first witness was Alan Ostergren, a conservative lawyer whose views typified those backing the legislation. "This bill has needed improvements," he said, referring to its rollback of ...

A U.S. House Committee will consider the merits of Democrat Rita Hart's challenge of the outcome in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District before deciding whether to dismiss the case. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who was provisionally seated in January, has asked the House to toss out the election contest challenging her six-vote margin.

By Jason Taylor Mar 10, 2021 WASHINGTON, DC - A Committee in the U.S. House is taking its next step today [[ Wednesday ]] in the challenge over eastern Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. The House Committee on Administration will vote on whether to delay its decision on dropping the challenge. Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks won the election by six votes, and wants Democrat Rita Hart's challenge dropped. If the committee delays its decision, Hart's challenge will move forward for more discussion. Hart ran against Miller-Meeks for the seat vacated by retired Democratic Representative Dav...

Official who wants to serve on 2 boards at once hires lawyer     SCOTT COUNTY, Iowa (Quad-City Times ) — A Scott County supervisor has hired the same election attorney defending Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in the contested election outcome in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District to keep his dual roles on the Scott County Board and North Scott school board. Scott County officials will hold a public hearing March 15 on whether to declare a vacancy on the Scott County Board of Supervisors after receiving petitions from voters to determine whether Supervisor John Maxw...

Des Moines Register On the surface, a recent Iowa Supreme Court ruling looks like a loss for Krystal Wagner, whose son, Shane Jensen, was shot and killed during a standoff with police in Humboldt County in 2017. But in an era of increased attention on excessive force claims against law enforcement officers, the ruling has made it possible for the first time to file lawsuits accusing the state or state employees of assault or battery. Jensen, who had a history of mental health issues, had pointed a handgun at his own head and fired it into the air, but was not pointing it toward officers w...