Government & Politics

Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson of Marion told reporters Friday she is feeling better and ready to resume campaigning after being released from the hospital earlier this week.

Cedar Rapids plans to eliminate a rule requiring that five of the nine-member Citizen Review Board identify as people of color after a federal judge blocked enforcement of this policy pending the outcome of a lawsuit alleging the rule is racially discriminatory.

A notice of appeal to the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was filed late Thursday, hours after U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey in St. Louis ruled that the states of Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas and South Carolina failed to establish standing to bring the suit.

After nearly 40 years as the chief legal official in Iowa, Democrat Tom Miller is in what may be the most competitive election of his career as he faces a challenge from Republican Brenna Bird.

State Auditor Rob Sand was the sole Democrat to maintain a fundraising lead over his opponent in a statewide race.

State and federal agriculture officials on Thursday confirmed a new case of the highly transmissible avian influenza in a backyard flock in Dallas County.

Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, a 2024 presidential prospect, is headed back to Iowa next week to campaign on behalf of elected Republican women in the state.

The $9.4 million building at 360 Main Street will be home to the city’s administrative offices, city council chambers, community space and a public plaza when construction is completed.