Des Moines RegisterView CommentsPolk County late last week was among the 10 counties in the United States where the coronavirus was spreading fastest, a Des Moines Register analysis of national COVID-19 data confirmed.An unreleased White House coronavirus task force report  on Monday listed 10 counties where coronavirus had spread the fastest in the week before May 7, the date of the report. Polk County, the core of the Des Moines metro area, was No. 8 on that list.Dallas County, also part of the metro area, had nearly as much growth, and was just outside the top...…Des Moines RegisterView CommentsPolk County late last week was among the 10 counties in the United States where the coronavirus was spreading fastest, a Des Moines Register analysis of national COVID-19 data confirmed.An unreleased White House coronavirus task force report  on Monday listed 10 counties where coronavirus had spread the fastest in the week before May 7, the date of the report. Polk County, the core of the Des Moines metro area, was No. 8 on that list.Dallas County, also part of the metro area, had nearly as much growth, and was just outside the top...WW…

Photographer is Kelsey Kremer from Des Moines RegisterPress freedom advocates are celebrating a decision by jurors in Iowa to acquit Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri of all charges that she incurred while covering a Black Lives Matter protest last May.Why it matters: The verdict sets a critical precedent for journalists covering protests and political movements moving forward. were arrested while covering Black Lives Matter protests last year. While charges against most were , others are still pending.Details: The jury found that Sahouri and her then-boyfriend Spenser Robnett,...…Photographer is Kelsey Kremer from Des Moines RegisterPress freedom advocates are celebrating a decision by jurors in Iowa to acquit Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri of all charges that she incurred while covering a Black Lives Matter protest last May.Why it matters: The verdict sets a critical precedent for journalists covering protests and political movements moving forward. were arrested while covering Black Lives Matter protests last year. While charges against most were , others are still pending.Details: The jury found that Sahouri and her then-boyfriend Spenser Robnett,...WW…

Gov. Kim Reynolds during the 2020 RNC. Photo: Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via Getty ImagesAll eyes are on Gov. Kim Reynolds' desk, where a scaling back early voting in Iowa awaits her signature after it passed the state Legislature late Wednesday.Why it matters: Iowans cast a record-breaking 1 million early votes in 2020. But under the bill, they would have less time to send out their absentee ballots if they want to vote by mail in future elections.The bill would:The state of play: Republicans agree voter fraud was not an issue in Iowa last year.The...…Gov. Kim Reynolds during the 2020 RNC. Photo: Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via Getty ImagesAll eyes are on Gov. Kim Reynolds' desk, where a scaling back early voting in Iowa awaits her signature after it passed the state Legislature late Wednesday.Why it matters: Iowans cast a record-breaking 1 million early votes in 2020. But under the bill, they would have less time to send out their absentee ballots if they want to vote by mail in future elections.The bill would:The state of play: Republicans agree voter fraud was not an issue in Iowa last year.The...WW…