Isabella Luu
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Iowa Public Radio
Ian Roberts admitted that he falsely claimed citizenship when he was hired by Des Moines Public Schools. He faces deportation to his native Guyana after he serves his sentence.
Sheila Brummer
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Iowa Public Radio
Clark Kauffman
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Iowa Capital Dispatch
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If you're charged with a crime in Iowa and the charges are dropped, should you still get the bill for your public defender? The Iowa Supreme Court recently said no, but a bill could reverse that decision. Also, our indigent defense fund contributed to legal deserts in the state, a University of Iowa researcher says. Then, the executive director of the Iowa County Attorney Association says the issue of prosecutor shortages is being overlooked. -
A western Iowa teacher who was fired after publicly commenting that she wouldn’t miss activist Charlie Kirk after his death last year has been awarded jobless benefits. -
Republicans on the House Government Oversight Committee are calling for an independent audit of the state court system’s misallocation of about $25 million. The judicial branch sent court debt collections to the wrong state fund for years.
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In her sixth address to the Iowa Legislature, Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen asked lawmakers for pay increases for judges and to reduce the number of magistrates in the state. -
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says the couple lied 12 years ago when they claimed to have no children. -
Plus, a long-ranging investigative report was recently on the Davenport building collapse that occurred two years ago.
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The right to an attorney doesn't mean that an attorney will be free in states like Iowa.
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The Des Moines Police Department appealed after a district court ordered them to disclose individual reports to the public. -
Iowa is not among the 34 state, plus the District of Columbia, that have laws restricting SLAPPs, or strategic lawsuits against public participation.
