Sarah Hadley

Video Report: Iowa's Texting-While-Driving Ban Hard To Enforce

Iowa’s law banning texting while driving is hard to enforce because of how it is written. This video report explains that Iowa convicted an average of only 2.5 drivers per county for texting in 2013, even as the number of texting-related crashes has started to rise in Iowa.

By Sarah Hadley

/ 15 Dec 2014

Video Report: Iowa's Texting-While-Driving Ban Hard To Enforce

Governor On Board With University Funding Plan

A controversial new funding distribution plan for Iowa’s three state universities, proposed by the Board of Regents, appears to have strong support from Gov. Terry Branstad. “It makes sense to me that the focus should be on giving higher educational opportunities for Iowa in-state students,” Bransta

By Sarah Hadley

/ 7 Jul 2014

Governor On Board With University Funding Plan

Iowa's Texting-While-Driving Ban Not Reducing Crashes, Hard To Enforce

Iowa’s law banning texting while driving is failing to reduce road crashes, and officers seldom enforce it because of legal restrictions, an IowaWatch investigation shows. Crash history reports from the Iowa Department of Transportation show that since the Iowa Legislature enacted it in July 2011, t

By Sarah Hadley

/ 8 Jun 2014

Iowa's Texting-While-Driving Ban Not Reducing Crashes, Hard To Enforce

Expect No Farm Safety Legislation This Year In Iowa

Support from Iowa lawmakers for stricter farm safety regulation does not exist in the new legislative session. This is despite agriculture being Iowa’s deadliest occupation and limited Occupational Safety

By Sarah Hadley

/ 28 Jan 2014

Expect No Farm Safety Legislation This Year In Iowa

Matter of Seconds: Tougher Farm Safety Regulation Hard To Come By In Iowa

Limited Occupational Safety and Health Administration enforcement and coverage favors large farms, leaving the rest on an honors system in which dangerous farm practices fly under the radar until a serious, and often fatal, injury occurs.

By Sarah Hadley

/ 3 Nov 2013

Video Report: Iowa's Texting-While-Driving Ban Hard To Enforce

Governor On Board With University Funding Plan

Iowa's Texting-While-Driving Ban Not Reducing Crashes, Hard To Enforce

Expect No Farm Safety Legislation This Year In Iowa

Matter of Seconds: Tougher Farm Safety Regulation Hard To Come By In Iowa

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