Democrat Renee Hardman was elected to the Iowa state Senate on Tuesday in a year-end special election, denying Republicans from reclaiming two-thirds control of the chamber.
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Democrat Renee Hardman was elected to the Iowa state Senate on Tuesday in a year-end special election, denying Republicans from reclaiming two-thirds control of the chamber.
Starting Thursday, Americans in five states — including Iowa — who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits.
A total of 37 individuals were housed during year one of the Landlord and Tenant Success Initiative.
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship on Tuesday confirmed a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a multi-species backyard flock in Dallas County, marking Iowa’s 10th detection of the H5N1 virus in domestic birds this year.
Ten Iowa entities have been notified they will receive grants of up to $1 million each for opioid addiction prevention and treatment, according to state documentation provided to The Gazette on Tuesday.
Four years after escaping Afghanistan during the chaotic Kabul airlift, Afghans living in Iowa say they now fear deportation as U.S. immigration policies shift.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources invites Iowans to visit a state park on New Year’s Day. If you check in online you are eligible for a prize drawing. There are also guided hikes at many state parks on Thursday.
The temporary injunction allows Achieva Enterprises to reopen the resort in southern Iowa while a lawsuit continues over who will manage the site moving forward.
The funding — $50 billion spread across the country — comes from federal Republicans’ tax policy and federal budget legislation which also slashed hundreds of billions from Medicaid and other federal health programs
Voters in a Democratic-leaning West Des Moines-area district will pick a new state senator Tuesday in a special election that could allow Iowa Republicans to regain a supermajority in the chamber and secure the party’s grip on state government.
Requests can be made beginning Jan. 5, for delivery later this Spring. Residents will pay an exchange fee and higher monthly fee for larger waste containers.
Cindy Anderson credits weeks of knocking on doors in Fairfax and fighting a proposed power plant with securing one of the city council seats in November’s election.
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