Erin Murphy

A former worker in the University of Iowa’s Physics and Astronomy Machine Shop completed jobs for his personal business using university equipment, the audit says

Three Libertarian candidates for Congress have appealed a state panel’s ruling that disqualified their candidacies and put their spot on the Nov. 5 ballot in question. Now, a judge says election ballots should not be certified until their challenges have been heard.

Iowa law enforcement officials urge drivers to avoid distracted driving and exercise caution in construction zones

3 Libertarian Congressional candidates are challenging the State Objections Panel’s 2-1 ruling that would remove them from the November ballot

Bird said she plans to propose a constitutional amendment in the wake of an Iowa Supreme Court ruling that said defendants must be able to face witnesses, including children

A new state law changed the funding and operations of Iowa’s nine Area Education Agencies; Gov. Reynolds said the changes will provide accountability and send more funding directly to schools

The State Objection Panel’s 2-1 vote upholds an objection to the Congressional candidacies of Nicholas Gluba, Marco Battaglia and Charles Aldrich, who may challenge the ruling in court or run as write-ins

Clean energy and environmental advocates say the renewable energy verification process already lacked accountability, and the Iowa Utilities Commission’s proposed changes only make it weaker

The state would pay half of the nearly $3.9M administrative costs under Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to the USDA.

Iowa Child Care Connect shows facilities with open slots, the quality ratings, complaint reports

State and federal data show increases in hospital visits, positive test rates, viral activity in wastewater, and transmission rate

A new state law requires an Iowa registered voter’s status to be moved from active to inactive after failing to vote in any general election

The Iowa Public Information Board issued the advisory opinion this week after a question was posed by the Benton County Attorney’s Office

Iowa would use federal funding to expand the state’s newly created summer food assistance program for low-income families under a proposal from Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration.

November brings the first general election in Iowa under a new state law that gave exclusive jurisdiction over prosecuting elections crimes to the Iowa Attorney General’s Office