Billie Lee Ray, former first lady of Iowa and wife of former Gov. Robert D. Ray, died Wednesday at the age of 97. Her legacy includes philanthropic work with numerous organizations and the co-founding of Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University.
Iowa school districts are cutting staff, programs and closing buildings — and pursuing inventive education models in an effort to compete for students — amid yearslong declining enrollment and consequent funding losses.
Republican lawmakers also asked the district officials about their plans to improve citizenship verification measures.
A pair of Republican-backed property tax proposals advanced Thursday at the Iowa Capitol — but not before local government leaders, business advocates and Democrats warned that a proposed 2 percent cap on annual local revenue growth could squeeze city and county budgets as costs rise faster.
The former superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools admitted to falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen on a federal form and illegally possessing firearms.
Ian Roberts is expected to plead guilty Thursday in federal court to charges that he falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen and illegally possessed firearms.
Nitrate concentrations, exacerbated by a wet spring that followed years of dry conditions, reached near record highs in Iowa rivers this summer.
Iowa's largest school district released a report Friday claiming that it received an abbreviated background check and what was likely a forged transcript when it was hiring its former superintendent, who was charged in a federal indictment with falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen on a federal form.
Trees Forever works with city officials in Des Moines and Dubuque to plant community orchards in public spaces.
An 18-year-old Des Moines Public Schools student was detained and deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to an immigrant rights group.
A two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Des Moines charges Ian Roberts with one count of making a false statement for employment and one count of being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm.
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand's office plans to conduct an audit of Des Moines Public Schools following the arrest of former Superintendent Ian Roberts.
Sooner or later, Des Moines Public Schools will need to hire a permanent replacement for Ian Roberts, an illegal alien …
After the arrest of former Des Moines schools superintendent Ian Roberts over questions about his immigration and work authorization status, Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all state agencies to use federal verification systems to confirm employment and licensing eligibility. The move has reignited debate over whether Iowa should mandate E-Verify statewide — and how reliable the system really is.
Iowa Senate Republicans called for an audit of Des Moines Public Schools after the arrest of former superintendent Ian Roberts — prompting pushback from State Auditor Rob Sand. Also in this week’s Capitol Notebook: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joins a multistate coalition backing Trump’s National Guard deployments.
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