John Wanamaker

Political experts analyze the latest headlines, including the elimination of gender balance requirements for boards and commissions that passed the Iowa Senate, an Alabama court ruling that frozen embryos have the same rights as children and more.

State lawmakers could pause eminent domain proceedings under a bill that advanced Wednesday with bipartisan support in the Iowa House. The bill comes as the Iowa Utilities Board is set to decide if a carbon capture pipeline can cross the property of unwilling landowners.

The CEO of Navigator CO2 Ventures announced Friday that the company will abandon the project, citing "unpredictable" regulatory and government processes, especially in Iowa and South Dakota.