Truck Driver Injured In Amtrak Crash
(Avery, IA) — The Iowa State Patro says the driver of a garbage truck was injured in a crash with an Amtrak train in Monroe County. The Patrol says 33-year-old Kyle Redinger of Fairfield tried to cross the railroad tracks and he was thrown out of the truck when the train hit it shortly before noon Wednesday northwest of Avery. Redinger was flown to the hospital with “serious life-threatening” injuries. The Patrol report says a woman from Nebraska on the train had a minor injury, but refused medical care.
Lawmakers Back In Session
(Des Moines, IA) — State lawmakers are back in session today (Thursday) to vote on the second set of proposed maps for Iowa’s congressional and legislative districts. A bill on vaccine mandates bill has been released in the Iowa House. Democratic leaders say the focus should be on the redistricting plan, though some Republicans say they also want to vote on the bill to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Iowa Top State For Auto Insurance Rates
(Des Moines, IA) — The Iowa Insurance Division says Iowa ranked first in the U-S for most affordable personal auto insurance according to a recent study by the Insurance Research Council. Iowa Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen says that is good news for Iowans. The Insurance Research Council’s affordability index uses the ratio of average auto insurance spending to median household income. The data is used to measure and compare auto insurance affordability over time and across jurisdictions.
Axne Now Says Drop Bank Report Plan
(Washington, DC) — Congresswoman Cindy Axne of West Des Moines is urging her fellow Democrats to abandon a plan that would require new reporting from banks and credit unions about customer transactions. The plan has gotten a lot of criticism — including Republicans in the Iowa Delegation. Axne made her comments this week during Progress Iowa’s annual fundraiser and she offered a general defense of the overall package Democrats have struggled to assemble. Axne says the Build Back Better agenda isn’t about creating radical change, it’s about making sure everyone has what they need to survive in today’s competitive economy.
