Government & Politics

Iowa U.S. senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst joined Republican colleagues to block a bill by Democrats that would establish a federal right to access fertility treatments.

Also, Iowa Farm Bureau endorses Democrat Sami Scheetz for Iowa House

The central bank’s action lowered its key rate to roughly 4.8 percent, down from a two-decade high of 5.3 percent, where it had stood for 14 months as it struggled to curb the worst inflation streak in four decades.

The nonprofit softball and baseball complex near Marion considered an economic driver.

Backers of a Linn County casino, which is proposed to be built in northwest Cedar Rapids, unveiled updated plans Monday. The $275 million development would feature a casino with 700 slot machines and 22 table games, plus a group of restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, an arts & cultural center and a STEM lab.

State regulators erred in numerous ways when they approved a permit for what might be the first carbon dioxide pipeline system in Iowa, according to new lawsuits.

A report from Iowa Auditor Rob Sand claims the state lags behind federal requirements for nursing home inspections; the state inspections agency disputes the report’s figures

Democrat Sarah Corkery tells a Cedar Rapids crowd that an independent candidate also running in the congressional race could siphon votes from incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson.