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The head of the nation's top public health agency announced Wednesday a shake-up of the organization, saying it fell short responding to COVID-19 and needs to become more nimble.

Millions of Americans will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription later this fall under a long-awaited rule finalized Tuesday.

Major changes to the Affordable Care Act. The nation's biggest-ever climate bill. The largest tax hike on corporations in decades. And dozens of lesser-known provisions that will affect millions of Americans.

Recap of news from across the state

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa's senior Republican, said he would most likely support a measure that aims to ensure a peaceful transition of power from one president to the next after attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Recap of news from across the state

Jim Leach says he’s looking for ‘decency’ in candidates

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.

The City Council paused bus fares at the beginning of the pandemic by allocating federal funding of $2.88 million in fiscal 2021 and $3.72 million in fiscal 2022.

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