The North Liberty Fire Department is looking to add two full-time firefighters, less than a year after adding its first full-time firefighter, to provide adequate staffing for the city’s only fire station.
Megan Woolard Local Government Jan. 21, 2026 5:14 pm34d ago
The North Liberty Fire Department is looking to add two full-time firefighters, less than a year after adding its first full-time firefighter, to provide adequate staffing for the city’s only fire station.
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau State Government Jan. 22, 2026 10:41 am33d ago
Bill Dotzler has served in the Iowa Legislature since 1997 and the Iowa Senate since 2003.
Local Government Jan. 22, 2026 8:15 am33d ago
Data center developers would be required to prove their project would not cause “undue adverse effects” to Linn County’s water system before being allowed to build in rural areas under a draft zoning code headed to the county board of supervisors.
State Government Jan. 22, 2026 7:51 am33d ago
Iowa middle and high school students would no longer be allowed classroom instruction or school-sponsored programming that references sexual orientation or what state law defines as “gender theory” under legislation advanced Wednesday by Senate Republicans.
By Shauneen Miranda, - News from the States
National Politics Jan. 21, 2026 4:33 pm34d ago
President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to Iowa on Jan. 27 to deliver a speech focused on the economy and energy, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles told reporters Wednesday.
State Government Jan. 21, 2026 11:16 am34d ago
Republican lawmakers are pushing legislation to keep offenders behind bars longer and expand Iowa’s sex offender registry, but corrections officials and advocates warn the proposals could worsen overcrowding, reduce parole supervision and create sentence-calculation errors that undermine public safety.
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau State Government Jan. 21, 2026 7:44 am34d ago
Also, proposed legislation would prohibit fire sprinkler requirements for townhouses
Erin Murphy Campaigns & Elections Jan. 21, 2026 12:41 pm34d ago
New state fundraising reports show Democrat Rob Sand received more than 8,000 donations in one day when he launched his gubernatorial campaign last May.
Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Jan. 21, 2026 7:47 am34d ago
He said the legislation would balance the rights of landowners while creating new ethanol markets for struggling Iowa farmers as corn prices drop.
State Government Jan. 21, 2026 7:23 am34d ago
A Senate subcommittee advanced a Department of Administrative Services bill Tuesday to remove Iowa Code’s requirement for a State Historical Society research center in Iowa City, as lawsuits and a competing bipartisan House proposal seek to ensure the historical center remain staffed and open.
Higher Ed Jan. 20, 2026 4:29 pm35d ago
If Iowa’s 15 community colleges are allowed to start offering four-year bachelor’s degrees — as Republican lawmakers have said is necessary and likely to happen — some of Iowa’s 27 private colleges and universities will shutter.
Nation and World Jan. 20, 2026 3:20 pm35d ago
Minnesota governor and Minneapolis mayor — both Democrats — say it’s a bullying tactic
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