Erin Murphy

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

The State Objection Panel will meet Aug. 28 to determine whether three Libertarian candidates for U.S. House in Iowa should remain on the ballot.

In addition to the usual logistical challenges of putting on an election, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and county auditors are dealing with added issues like a shortage of poll workers on Election Day, and misleading or outright false information being delivered to voters.

Candidates for Congress and the White House addressed Iowans at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday as part of the Des Moines Register’s annual Political Soapbox.

The federal appeals court ruling overturns a lower court’s injunction that had paused the 2023 law

The positions were created by the new, Republican-approved Iowa law that overhauled the operations and funding of the state’s nine Area Education Agencies