Government & Politics

Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following continued scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on the former congressman’s ability to be confirmed as the nation’s chief federal law enforcement officer.

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, which conducted a site visit and a public input session in Cedar Rapids, expects to vote on granting a license at its Feb. 6 meeting.

Also, Iowa ag secretary Mike Naig appoints members to a restructured state panel on soil conservation and water quality

The letter comes as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office for a second term, during which he has pledged to declare a national emergency and conduct a mass deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants and, he has suggested, possibly others as well.

Southeastern Iowa counties are gearing up to recount more than 414,000 ballots in Iowa's 1st Congressional District race where less than 0.2 percent of the votes cast separate the candidates.

A recently-completed study looked at the feasibility of creating a Bus Rapid Transit line that would run between North Liberty and Iowa City.

U.S. pork producers say they’re “deeply disappointed” in U.S. Senate Democrats’ proposed farm bill released Monday for not addressing California’s Proposition 12.

Advocates hope state policy makers help expand statewide the Childcare Solutions Funds pilot program, which was funded by public and private dollars.