LaNisha Cassell

Jun 21, 2023 | thegazette.com | Norman Sherman |LaNisha Cassell |Nate Willems |Althea Cole

In addition to all the well documented attempts by the CO2 pipeline companies to use eminent domain, coercion and public influence through advertisement to ram their pipes through the state of Iowa and adjacent Illinois, South and North Dakota there is the very real danger potential of CO2 leakage should the succeed. A well written article by Allan Childs and presented to the Iowa Utilities Board on Oct.

Feb 26, 2023 | thegazette.com | LaNisha Cassell |Wally Taylor |Althea Cole |Vanessa Miller

Earlier this month, during a visit to the California-Mexico border, Border Patrol agents told me that they had recently been forced to release a smuggler caught with 50 pounds of fentanyl because that sector of the border lacked the capacity to detain them. According to these agents, our border is so overrun that not every apprehended criminal can be detained. Beds in detention facilities are being prioritized based on the seriousness of the crime committed – and space is full every single day.

Feb 26, 2023 | thegazette.com | LaNisha Cassell |Wally Taylor |Althea Cole |Vanessa Miller

A close-up view shows intricate details on the Iowa Capitol building in Des Moines on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette) Eight weeks into this year’s legislative session, we see one overarching theme emerging under the Golden Dome: there’s a power grab underway. This process has been in progress for the past few years, but is now moving at warp speed. And it’s all focused on one goal: locking in long-term Republican control over Iowa.