Larry McKibben, a former state senator, longtime Marshalltown attorney and past member of the Iowa Board of Regents, died Sunday at age 78.
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Larry McKibben, a former state senator, longtime Marshalltown attorney and past member of the Iowa Board of Regents, died Sunday at age 78.
Polk County Jail has a 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That partnership authorizes local law enforcement officials to perform some immigration enforcement functions, including preparing removal paperwork, interrogating people who have been arrested about their citizenship status and comparing their biographic information against U.S. Department of Homeland Security databases to identify people who may be eligible for deportation.
After 43 days without federal funding, Iowa’s all-Republican House delegation voted to reopen the government as Congress approved a deal that restores worker pay, protects SNAP and WIC, and delays a major fight over health-care subsidies until December.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson threw his support behind Republican Iowa U.S. Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks ahead of the 2026 midterm elections in Iowa’s competitive 1st Congressional District.
The House passed a bill Wednesday to end the nation's longest government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a historic 43-day funding lapse that saw federal workers go without multiple paychecks, travelers stranded at airports and people lining up at food banks to get a meal for their families.
Former University of Iowa researcher Chris Jones has announced an exploratory committee for Secretary of Agriculture in Iowa, a major step toward running for office. Jones has long been a critic of industrial agribusiness in Iowa.
A study of housing needs outside Johnson County’s metro area recommends expansion of water infrastructure and removing barriers to development, and identifies the need for nearly 1,000 more housing units, according to a report presented to the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday.
Dave Bushaw, a West Union farmer, musician and former Bernie Sanders organizer, announced an independent campaign for Iowa’s open 2nd Congressional District seat, pledging to champion working-class Iowans through grassroots organizing.
University Heights is primed to begin building a new recreational trail system across 36 acres of forested land north of Melrose Avenue — near the Finkbine commuter lot — after the Board of Regents on Wednesday flagged support for its use of the University of Iowa-owned portion of the land.
In the two weeks since Iowa U.S. Rep. Randy Feentra formally launched his bid for governor of Iowa, the three-term congressman has been campaigning as though he's already in the general election, directing his attacks at Iowa Auditor Rob Sand, the Democratic Party front-runner for the 2026 election to succeed Gov. Kim Reynolds.
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. government to follow due process and provide bond hearings for two individuals being detained in Iowa county jails by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Iowa U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks faced a combative crowd Monday during her first in-person town hall of the year, as frustrated constituents booed, heckled and shouted over the congresswoman throughout an hourlong event in Keosauqua that laid bare southeast Iowa voters’ anxieties about the economy, health care and immigration enforcement.
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