Iowa students have rebounded to pre-COVID performance across multiple subjects, including math, reading and writing, and saw an improvement in rates of chronic absenteeism last year, Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday.
A day after launching her campaign for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, state Rep. Shannon Lundgren, R-Peosta, rolled out more endorsements from current and former Republican colleagues in the Iowa Legislature.
Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education announced that Iowa was one of six states selected for a 2025 federal Charter Schools Program Grant to State Entities issued by the U.S. Department of Education.
More than 500 donors contributed to the Cedar Rapids Public Library’s $10 million capital campaign, including one who donated $3.5 million and will be honored with the naming of the new westside library.
Iowa Sen. Mike Klimesh, of Spillville, is the new legislative agenda-setting leader of the Iowa Senate, as selected by his Republican colleagues Wednesday
Iowa U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson slammed Democrats for treating Iowans’ health care as a “political game” rather than accepting a clean stopgap funding measure as Congress barrels toward a Sept. 30 shutdown deadline.
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors says it will no longer pursue a joint law enforcement facility with the City of Iowa City. The move follows a split decision by the Iowa City Council last week to move forward with the project.
Speaking at a Westside Conservative Club meeting Wednesday in Urbandale, Iowa Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer, who is running for state auditor, explained her frustration with current State Auditor Rob Sand, who she said has “politicized the position.”
The special election in Iowa House District 7 will be the fifth for a seat in the Iowa Legislature since January.
The ads are part of a $3.2 million campaign, according to a spokeswoman for the group. The ads focus on federal Republicans’ legislation that eliminated taxes on tips and overtime pay.
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson’s announcement that she will not seek re-election to her seat, and instead will run to replace Joni Ernst in the U.S. Senate, opening Iowa’s 2nd District congressional race up for competition. Here’s who is — and isn’t — running for the seat.
The Johnson County Auditor’s office has released its early voting schedule for the Nov. 4 general election.
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