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DMR: Iowa House passes new limits on when carbon pipeline companies could use eminent domain
Carbon capture pipeline companies would need to reach voluntary deals to buy 90% of the land on their route before they could seek to use eminent domain, under a bill passed Wednesday by the Iowa House.
The bill's House passage is a big step forward for opponents of the pipelines, who are worried they could be forced to sell their land to the companies if the state grants them eminent domain powers.
Read moreDMR: Iowa Poll: Iowans narrowly favor $2M cap on pain and suffering in major malpractice cases
By a narrow margin, a plurality of Iowans favor a new $2 million limit on damages for pain and suffering in major medical malpractice cases, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.
Forty-seven percent of Iowans support the law, while 44% are opposed. Another 10% are not sure.
Read moreKCCI: Iowa lawmakers make bipartisan push for over-the-counter birth control
Iowa Democrats and Republicans are both calling for increased access to birth control in Iowa.
Read moreDMR: Iowa Poll: More approve than disapprove of Iowa Legislature in 7th year of GOP control
A plurality of Iowans approve of the job the Iowa Legislature is doing as Republicans enjoy their largest Statehouse majorities in decades.
Read moreRadio Iowa: Iowa legislature establishes licensure for Rural Emergency Hospitals
The legislature is sending Governor Kim Reynolds a bill setting up a state process so small Iowa hospitals may be licensed as a Rural Emergency Hospital.
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