Lori Chavez-DeRemer tours Western Iowa Community College in Council Bluffs and Union Pacific dispatch center in Omaha.
By Scott Stewart, - Council Bluffs Nonpareil Business News Jan. 14, 2026 7:39 pm4h ago
Lori Chavez-DeRemer tours Western Iowa Community College in Council Bluffs and Union Pacific dispatch center in Omaha.
Megan Woolard Local Government Jan. 14, 2026 5:34 pm6h ago
A 96-unit multi family housing development is planned for Jordan Street on the south side of North Liberty. It is the first project in North Liberty history to receive workforce housing tax credits through the Iowa Economic Development Authority.
State Government Jan. 14, 2026 5:20 pm6h ago
House Republicans’ latest legislative proposal would ban the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipeline projects
Federal Government Jan. 14, 2026 5:17 pm6h ago
Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said Wednesday that President Donald Trump is overstating the need for U.S. control of Greenland, while emphasizing the importance of diplomacy and reaffirming his long-standing support for the independence of the Federal Reserve amid a Justice Department inquiry into Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
State Government Jan. 14, 2026 5:05 pm6h ago
As rising costs for health care, housing and utilities strain household budgets, Iowa House Democrats are pitching a broad legislative agenda they say would lower everyday expenses and improve financial security for working families.
Higher Ed Jan. 14, 2026 4:29 pm7h ago
“This was not a priority we brought to the Legislature,” Emily Shields, executive director of the nonprofit advocacy association Community Colleges for Iowa, told the House Higher Education Committee on Wednesday. “But then we studied it for a year, and the need is undeniable.”
In her sixth address to the Iowa Legislature on Wednesday, Susan Christensen asked state lawmakers to tackle issues similar to those she brought to them last year.
Grace Nieland Local Government Jan. 14, 2026 3:21 pm8h ago
The rezoning is a small but significant step in NextEra Energy’s efforts to restart the nuclear plant near Palo
State Government Jan. 14, 2026 1:10 pm10h ago
The State of Iowa has agreed to pay $600,000 to a Peosta woman who accidentally shot herself in the leg during an August 2015 firearms training at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy.
Local Government Jan. 14, 2026 3:51 pm7h ago
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors’ staggered terms have been set ahead of the November election in which all five supervisor seats will be on the ballot as the county shifts to electing supervisors from districts.
State Government Jan. 14, 2026 11:53 am11h ago
Watch Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen delivering the annual Condition of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Iowa Legislature
State Government Jan. 13, 2026 7:34 pm1d ago
Iowa is currently operating in a budget deficit, created in large part by a series of reductions in state income tax levels. In the current state budget year, the state’s general fund budget spending of $9.4 billion, is higher than the roughly $8.2 billion in state revenue.
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