CAPITOL NOTEBOOK ‘3 strikes’ bill advances with tepid support in Iowa House Lee-Gazette Des Moines Bureau Mar 16, 2026 Mar 16, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A House-passed proposal to require 20-year jail sentences for certain repeat offenders is moving in the Senate, but without full-throated support.kAm%96 EH@ #6AF3=:42?D @? 2 $6?2E6 DF34@>>:EE66 A2?6=[ $6?D] |:<6 q@FDD6=@E @7 p?<6?J 2?5 s2? s2HD@? @7 r@F?4:= q=F77D[ DFAA@CE65 25G2?4:?8 E96 AC@A@D2= E@ E96 7F== $6?2E6 yF5:4:2CJ r@>>:EE66]k^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAmq@FDD6=@E D2:5 96 36=:6G6D E96 DA:C:E @7 E96 3:== — E@ C65F46 E96 ?F>36C @7 G:@=6?E[ C6A62E @776?56CD C6=62D65 7C@> ;2:= — :D “;FDE” 2?5 E92E 96 H2?ED E@ D66 E96 =68:D=2E:G6 4@?D:56C2E:@? 4@?E:?F6[ 3FE E92E E96 3:== ?665D H@C< 2?5 E92E :ED 4FCC6?E G6CD:@? :D ?@E @?6 96 4@F=5 DFAA@CE]k^Am kAm%96 3:==[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]=68:D]:@H2]8@G^=68:D=2E:@?^q:==q@@<n82lh`U2>Aj32l97adcaQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmw@FD6 u:=6 adcak^2m[ H@F=5 4C62E6 2 “E9C66\DEC:<6” DJDE6> 2?5 C6A=246 x@H2’D 4FCC6?E C6A62E @776?56C 7C2>6H@C< H:E9 2 A@:?E\32D65 DJDE6> FD65 E@ :56?E:7J 49C@?:4 @776?56CD] p?J@?6 H9@ 244F>F=2E6D E9C66 @C >@C6 A@:?ED 2?5 :D 4@?G:4E65 282:? H@F=5 36 4=2DD:7:65 2D 2 923:EF2= @776?56C 2?5 C6BF:C65 E@ D6CG6 2 >:?:>F> @7 a_ J62CD :? AC:D@? H:E9@FE A2C@=6[ F?=6DD E96 4FCC6?E 4@?G:4E:@? 2=C625J 42CC:6D 2 =@?86C >2?52E@CJ D6?E6?46]k^Am People are also reading… Shenandoah former corrections worker sentenced to 2 years for sexual misconduct Shenandoah's McGargill signs with Mary Wrestling Clarinda's Wellhausen signs with Buena Vista Volleyball Sidney girls track and field aiming for big leap forward this season Pickens, Fillies 2nd at CBAL, Dowling, Cowgirls 3rd at home tourney Sidney boys track and field continues to work while waiting for first meet Clarinda girls win rain-shortened Cardinal Relays Iowa DOT plans open house to discuss roundabout at Highways 59, 2 near Shenandoah Martin, Pickens lead Shenandoah golf to home wins Full RAGBRAI 2026 route revealed, showcasing small-town Iowa Nurse found work in Shenandoah while board’s disciplinary findings remained secret Iowa Highway 2 east of Sidney to close April 20 for pavement replacement Clarinda's Cole signs with Northwestern Softball Clarinda girls, Shenandoah boys win golf openers Mustangs sweep brackets at home tennis tourney, Clarinda girls 4x1 qualifies for Drake kAm$6?] xK229 z?@I[ s\s6D |@:?6D[ 564=:?65 E@ DFAA@CE E96 3:==]k^Am 0 Comments Sign up for our Crime & Courts newsletter Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular After 23 years in United States, a Des Moines mother of 3 is jailed by ICE A judge ruled the federal government has violated the due process rights of a mother of three who was detained in the Polk County Jail after a… Missouri Valley nurse charged with medication-related misconduct by state board Two Iowa nursing home workers are facing disciplinary charges for allegedly stealing the medications of residents at two separate facilities. Judge hands Honey Creek Resort back to Iowa, lifting injunction A judge on Tuesday vacated his Dec. 26 temporary injunction that had returned control of the resort to the company following a state takeover … US Attorney David Waterman says Iowa prosecutor's post 'not political' The vast majority of criminal cases filed in Iowa each year originate with state and county law enforcement. Iowa judge blocks ICE’s efforts to deport Bolivian man to Congo A Bolivian asylum seeker who was unlawfully jailed in Muscatine County before his release in January now faces deportation to Congo. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio | All Of Our Podcasts Watch Now: Related Video Unable to play video AP top stories April 14 AI Is Cutting 16,000 US Jobs Monthly—and Gen Z Is Feeling It First AI Is Cutting 16,000 US Jobs Monthly—and Gen Z Is Feeling It First Which college majors do grads actually love—and which would they skip? Which college majors do grads actually love—and which would they skip? Why being a first‑generation college student matters Why being a first‑generation college student matters
After 23 years in United States, a Des Moines mother of 3 is jailed by ICE A judge ruled the federal government has violated the due process rights of a mother of three who was detained in the Polk County Jail after a…
Missouri Valley nurse charged with medication-related misconduct by state board Two Iowa nursing home workers are facing disciplinary charges for allegedly stealing the medications of residents at two separate facilities.
Judge hands Honey Creek Resort back to Iowa, lifting injunction A judge on Tuesday vacated his Dec. 26 temporary injunction that had returned control of the resort to the company following a state takeover …
US Attorney David Waterman says Iowa prosecutor's post 'not political' The vast majority of criminal cases filed in Iowa each year originate with state and county law enforcement.
Iowa judge blocks ICE’s efforts to deport Bolivian man to Congo A Bolivian asylum seeker who was unlawfully jailed in Muscatine County before his release in January now faces deportation to Congo.
