Government & Politics

Also, Iowa’s unemployment rate ticked up in August

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.

A secretive group that recruited retired and disabled supporters of former President Donald Trump to run as third-party spoiler candidates in some of the nation's most competitive congressional districts -- including two in Iowa -- was accused of violating campaign finance law in a complaint filed Tuesday.

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