Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau

Iowa lawmakers are considering allowing medical marijuana patients to buy raw cannabis flower at the state’s dispensaries, a move that could potentially greatly increase the number of patients in the state's limited program.

A state official says it would help streamline services offered to Iowans, align the goals of existing systems and eliminate redundancies in mental health and addiction treatment programs.

Ohio entrepreneur and political newcomer ends up with 7 percent of GOP vote

But both candidates celebrate the results as boosting their campaigns.

Most are pro-life, but also mindful of issue’s force

Board members recommended a number of changes to the proposed rules after gathering feedback in a public hearing last week.

Most of them favor a wall, deportations

Haley, DeSantis, Hutchinson back biofuels

Vivik Ramaswamy rallies supporters against projects, criticizes state leaders.

Meantime, Trump supporters turned out for his Fox News town hall event across town.

Iowa caucuses are Monday

In her annual Condition of the State address, the governor touts plan to raise teacher pay and reform area education agencies.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds urges fellow Republicans to continue their ‘bold and decisive leadership.’

A trio of Fox News town halls with presidential candidates in Des Moines this week will dig into the issues that are motivating America’s voters for the 2024 election, especially when it comes to women, Fox News’s Martha MacCallum said in an interview last week.

On the penultimate weekend before the first-in-the-nation Iowa Republican caucuses, former President Donald Trump and his rivals — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, and Ohio biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy — campaigned across the state with the hopes of forging an 11th-hour surge in support.