Many drivers in Iowa could be in for a $100 surprise come the new year unless they put down their phones, at least one Iowa law enforcement official says.
Erin Murphy State Government Nov. 23, 2025 5:00 am31d ago
Many drivers in Iowa could be in for a $100 surprise come the new year unless they put down their phones, at least one Iowa law enforcement official says.
Olivia Cohen Environmental News Nov. 21, 2025 4:56 pm32d ago
The U.S. Geological Survey will be flying airplanes over parts of Eastern Iowa starting this month to help make new maps for the research group. The federal agency says the minerals it is looking for could boost the economy and bolster national security.
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 21, 2025 1:51 pm32d ago
Randy Feenstra wants to “lower and freeze” property taxes in Iowa, if elected governor next year, he said during a campaign event Friday.
On Iowa Politics Nov. 21, 2025 12:27 pm32d ago
This week on the podcast we discuss Gov. Reynolds talking property taxes, THC drink limits in the government funding bill, a potential Democratic candidate for state ag secretary, and the Iowa delegation’s votes on the Epstein files.
News Nov. 21, 2025 9:54 am32d ago
The move comes less than a week after the end of a government shutdown that delayed the distribution of SNAP funds.
News Nov. 24, 2025 3:32 pm29d ago
After a slight delay, the Linn County overnight winter weather shelter is set to open Saturday as a “last resort” for those seeking shelter during the harsh winter months.
Megan Woolard Local Government Nov. 21, 2025 7:45 am33d ago
Johnson County plans to give out $230,000 in Social Services Emergency Food and Housing grants next month.
Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau Federal Government Nov. 20, 2025 5:46 pm33d ago
The $50 billion initiative is aimed at helping states offset the impact of the cuts rural hospitals will face from the spending package’s billions in reductions to Medicaid and other federal health programs.
Local Government Nov. 20, 2025 5:45 pm33d ago
The move comes amid a surge in commercial interest in the county’s unincorporated areas.
By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Cassandra Stephenson, Tennessee Lookout; Elise Plunk, Louisiana Illuminator; Jess Savage, WNIJ; and Phillip Powell, Arkansas Times
Environmental News Nov. 20, 2025 7:15 am34d ago
Many acres of wetlands across the vast Mississippi River basin — and elsewhere throughout the country — would lose federal protection under a new rule proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Nov. 19, 2025 5:28 pm34d ago
Republican Iowa AG Brenna Bird on Wednesday celebrated that a California climate reporting law was paused by a U.S. appeals court after she filed a brief alongside 24 other GOP-led states urging the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a stay on the law.
State Government Nov. 19, 2025 4:23 pm34d ago
The state corrections department confirmed Wednesday it would not accept any of the bids submitted by companies that responded to a state request for delivery of health care services in Iowa’s nine prisons.
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