Government & Politics

Construction crews this week will transition to the next phase of the 42nd Street NE improvement project, and motorists should expect some disruptions.

Kelly Garcia was the agency’s director through the COVID-19 pandemic, its consolidation into the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, and a redesign of the state’s mental and behavioral health care system.

Senate Republicans from farm states and soybean growers are sounding the alarm over President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, which they say are deepening economic pain in rural America.

Also in this week’s government notes roundup, a state board last week awarded support for projects in Iowa City, Coralville and Fairfield.

The U.S. General Services Administration is looking to lease office space in Des Moines and several other cities across the country for “law enforcement operations.” Immigration advocates in Iowa fear that could mean an additional processing facility and detention center for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Rockwell City Republican resigns House seat to take job as state director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Iowa Rural Development office.

The filing period to nominate candidates for city offices closed Thursday. Here’s a look at who will be on the ballot in Linn and Johnson counties in November.

Plus, Republican Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver announces he will not seek re-election and will step down as leader and Iowa DOGE holds its final public meeting.