Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau

Democratic Linn County Auditor says advocating for laws that make in-person and absentee voting easier would be his prime focus as secretary of state.

Iowa’s public school and mental health systems are in crisis because of the leadership of Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, Democrat Deidre DeJear said Saturday/

Recap of news from across the state

Iowa’s latest broadband map is its most detailed yet, but officials and broadband experts say Iowans should confirm the speeds reported at their homes and businesses to make sure the map is accurate.

Dyersville will receive federal funding from the state toward a planned baseball stadium on the “Field of Dreams” movie site, part of a broad baseball and tourism project.

As Iowa grapples with a dramatic increase in overdose deaths involving fentanyl, some experts and activists say the best-proven solutions are currently criminalized in the state.

Brenna Bird pointed to several administrative rules that she said she’d challenge in court as Iowa’s attorney general, including plans to change the Waters of the U.S. rule.

Doses will go to those exposed to the virus

DES MOINES — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is suing tobacco companies to recover $133 million in withheld payments stemming from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement, he announced in a news conference Thursday.

Iowa agriculture groups are calling on President Joe Biden to lift tariffs on fertilizer products, which the groups say are driving up prices and hurting farmers and consumers.

Republicans are focusing their campaigning on inflation, high gas prices and social issues in schools. Many Democrats in the suburbs are focusing attention on Iowa issues, namely abortion rights in the state and support for public schools.

Iowa Republican on Wednesday called for a return to Trump-era policies on the U.S.-Mexico border, saying conditions have worsened since her previous visits to the border.

Iowa’s U.S. senators did not say whether they’d vote for a bill protecting the right to same-sex and interracial marriage …

The funding, made available through the bipartisan federal infrastructure law passed in 2021, will give grants to districts looking to swap old buses with more energy-efficient models.

The package included funding and programs addressing crops and livestock, nutrition including food stamps, forestry and research.