Linn and Johnson officials express concern about aligning U.S. vaccine policy to other countries like Denmark, and urge Iowans to get vaccinated for measles and the flu.
Erin Murphy Health & Wellness Dec. 29, 2025 9:51 am57d ago
Linn and Johnson officials express concern about aligning U.S. vaccine policy to other countries like Denmark, and urge Iowans to get vaccinated for measles and the flu.
Tom Barton State Government Dec. 27, 2025 5:30 am59d ago
An Iowa Medicaid billing change the state says is required by federal law is drawing sharp criticism from pediatric therapy providers and families, who say it effectively cuts reimbursement by up to two-thirds. Clinics warn the shift could force shorter therapy sessions, reduce access for Medicaid patients and hit rural families hardest. Parents fear children could lose crucial early intervention during the years when it matters most.
Washington Post
Agriculture Dec. 26, 2025 1:34 pm60d ago
Despite their continue support of the president, a year’s worth of Trump policies have upended farmers’ industry and threatened their livelihoods.
State Government Dec. 24, 2025 3:59 pm62d ago
The remains of Staff Sgts. Edgar Torres-Tovar and William Howard were flown to Des Moines on Wednesday, then taken to the soldiers’ hometowns
State Government Dec. 24, 2025 1:14 pm62d ago
The Iowa Supreme Court, in a split decision, has ordered a new trial for a West Des Moines doctor, convicted of sexually abusing a child under the age of 10, over the use of one-way video testimony.
Clark Kauffman - Iowa Capital Dispatch
News Dec. 24, 2025 11:04 am62d ago
According to the police report, the warden said nurses reported Bayati appeared to be intoxicated and had just completed a root canal on a patient.
Tom Barton State Government Dec. 24, 2025 7:23 am62d ago
The remains of two Iowa National Guard soldiers killed earlier this month in an ambush attack in Syria will return to Iowa on Wednesday, with a public procession planned to honor Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard as he is brought home to Marshalltown.
Megan Woolard Local Government Dec. 26, 2025 11:28 am60d ago
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a supervisor district plan that splits the county into five districts, setting up a possible face-off between current board members next year.
Campaigns & Elections Dec. 23, 2025 12:47 pm63d ago
Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek of Council Bluffs picked up a new labor endorsement in Iowa’s U.S. Senate race, while state Sen. Charlie McClintock threw his support behind Adam Steen in the open race for governor.
Federal Government Dec. 23, 2025 12:49 pm63d ago
Iowa Methodist Medical Center-UnityPoint, in Des Moines, will receive the Medicare funding to support 2.92 additional positions
Campaigns & Elections Dec. 23, 2025 8:08 am63d ago
Sage’s first television campaign ad will air on New Year’s Eve during the Iowa Hawkeyes football team’s appearance in the ReliaQuest Bowl.
Erin Murphy, Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Dec. 23, 2025 7:25 am63d ago
Iowa announced on Monday that it will return to a federal summer food assistance program. The announcement came on the same day a report made available to The Gazette showed Iowa’s program in 2025 fell well short of reaching the number of children that the federal program would have.
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