Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Eleven of the 12 Iowa GOP delegates chosen at the state party’s four district conventions held across the state on Saturday have pledged their support to Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz. Cruz, a U.S. senator from Texas, bested the rest of the GOP field in the Iowa caucus back in February. The Des Moines Register reports the lone delegate not pledging to support Cruz is Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a former official in Governor Terry Branstad’s administration.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — State utility regulators say construction can begin on the Bakken oil pipeline in Iowa as soon as federal permits are obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and two other plans are filed. The Des Moines Register reports that the Iowa Utilities Board voted Friday to issue the order. Ward Lentz with the corps says construction likely won’t begin in Iowa until June.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds is embarking on an economic development trip to Israel, participating with a group from the Republican Lieutenant Governors Association. The delegation returns on April 17th.
BARNES CITY, Iowa (AP) — Southeastern Iowa law enforcement officials believe a pedestrian found dead on a Barnes City street died after being hit by a car. The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office tells the Des Moines Register that it received a 911 call early Thursday morning reporting a victim in the street on the 1200 block of Yale Avenue.