There is a continuing winter weather warning in Sioux City, which is expected to get a total of 10 to 12 inches of snow by late tonight.
Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott declared a snow emergency that will be in effect through tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m.
The declaration prohibits parking or leaving a vehicle unattended on an emergency snow route street, noted by a blue and white sign with a snowflake.
Vehicles should park on the even numbered side of the street today. They should be moved to the odd side of the street beginning tomorrow at 7:00 a.m.
The Iowa Legislature gaveled in Monday morning to kick off its 2024 legislative session.
At a party fundraising breakfast before the session started, Republican leaders celebrated the start of their eighth year with full control of state government.
Lawmakers on a board that oversees state agency rule-making met Monday to review rules related to Iowa’s new abortion law. The law passed last session bans abortion as early as six weeks of pregnancy.
Sen. Nate Bolton, a Democrat from Des Moines, was one of two Democrats who commented. He told the Administrative Rules Review Committee he’s concerned about the rule defining how doctors determine if there’s a fetal abnormality.
The law is currently not in effect as it’s been blocked by a legal challenge. The Iowa Supreme Court is expected to rule by June as to whether it can be enforceable.
Nearly half of registered voters support changing the way primary elections are conducted in South Dakota, but many others remain undecided, according to a statewide poll co-sponsored by South Dakota News Watch. https://bitly.ws/39aZq
The survey of 500 registered voters showed that 49.4% of respondents support a proposed constitutional amendment to establish “top-two” open primaries for governor, Congress and state legislative and county races. The poll showed that 34% oppose the measure.
That leaves 16.6% undecided, which open primary advocates see as an opportunity to sell their vision to voters in the 10 months leading up to the November 2024 election, assuming the measure makes the ballot.
