Justin Glisan, the Iowa state climatologist since 2018, said Friday that he is preparing to help National Weather Service employees by taking some of their climate work if the federal government shuts down next week.
Erin Murphy State Government Sep. 26, 2025 4:04 pm97d ago
Justin Glisan, the Iowa state climatologist since 2018, said Friday that he is preparing to help National Weather Service employees by taking some of their climate work if the federal government shuts down next week.
Tom Barton Federal Government Sep. 25, 2025 11:31 am98d ago
Iowa U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson slammed Democrats for treating Iowans’ health care as a “political game” rather than accepting a clean stopgap funding measure as Congress barrels toward a Sept. 30 shutdown deadline.
Campaigns & Elections Dec. 3, 2025 11:17 am29d ago
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson’s announcement that she will not seek re-election to her seat, and instead will run to replace Joni Ernst in the U.S. Senate, opening Iowa’s 2nd District congressional race up for competition. Here’s who is — and isn’t — running for the seat.
Agriculture Sep. 22, 2025 7:48 am101d ago
Senate Republicans from farm states and soybean growers are sounding the alarm over President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, which they say are deepening economic pain in rural America.
Federal Government Sep. 19, 2025 6:26 pm103d ago
The U.S. General Services Administration is looking to lease office space in Des Moines and several other cities across the country for “law enforcement operations.” Immigration advocates in Iowa fear that could mean an additional processing facility and detention center for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
State Government Sep. 19, 2025 5:57 pm103d ago
Rockwell City Republican resigns House seat to take job as state director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Iowa Rural Development office.
By Ryan J. Foley - Associated Press
Sep. 19, 2025 9:57 am104d ago
An immigration judge has denied bond to a man who has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement since he sought police help as the victim of a near-fatal shooting in Iowa months ago.
By RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press
Federal Government Sep. 16, 2025 3:46 pm107d ago
A man detained by authorities days after he nearly died in an Iowa shooting is one of a growing number of crime victims who have been targeted in the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
Federal Government Sep. 8, 2025 5:22 pm114d ago
Grassley led the effort on a Senate resolution that called on streamers to add C-SPAN to their programming
Federal Government Sep. 4, 2025 3:27 pm119d ago
Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on a wide range of oversight and policy issues during a hearing Thursday.
Federal Government Sep. 2, 2025 10:08 am121d ago
Iowa U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson hails GOP tax-and-spending law as a “golden era” for energy, backs stricter immigration enforcement, and defends Trump tariffs and trade policies amid John Deere layoffs.
By Cami Koons, - Iowa Capital Dispatch
Federal Government Aug. 26, 2025 2:21 pm128d ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it would restrict the use of federal subsidies for solar energy projects in favor of protecting farmland, but clean energy advocates say solar gives farmers a higher production value per acre than any traditional crop.
Federal Government Aug. 19, 2025 7:32 am135d ago
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks toured two Iowa manufacturers on Monday, where company leaders credited federal tax changes with fueling expansion, research investment and workforce training.
By FATIMA HUSSEIN - Associated Press
Federal Government Aug. 18, 2025 2:38 pm136d ago
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law 90 years, aiming to provide economic stability for older Americans. Today, the program supports nearly 69 million people monthly but faces significant challenges.
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