The county purchased the 15 unit property at 1102 Hollywood Blvd. in Iowa City, in 2024 for $1.7 million, marking the first time the county has directly owned housing stock. Under a plan proposed by Iowa City, federally funded rental assistance vouchers, combined with VA support services, would be offered to veterans living in the units.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds approved the full state standings budget, Senate File 659, Wednesday after emergency response systems officials asked her to veto a provision over concerns it would lead to budget uncertainty for local 911 boards.
Landowners impacted by a proposed carbon capture pipeline in Iowa say they are “not going away” and that the debate is “not over” one day after Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds vetoed legislation that sought to limit pipeline projects and the use of eminent domain.
Also in the Campaign Almanac, the Democratic state lawmaker running to unseat an Iowa GOP Congressman announces a slate of new endorsements
The panel — moderated by Linn County Supervisor Sami Scheetz — will discuss how changes proposed under the federal reconciliation and tax bill could affect area residents with a special focus on potential cuts to SNAP and Medicaid.
Federal legislation signed into law in 2022 expanded VA health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances during their service. But while the PACT Act includes glioblastoma as a presumptive condition related to burn pit exposure, it’s not included for Agent Orange exposure.
The North Liberty City Council will look to put a 1 percent local-option sales tax in front of voters this November, although city officials still are discussing exactly how the tax revenue would be used.
The governor’s office announced Wednesday that Reynolds had signed or vetoed more than 20 bills.
Pharmacy benefit managers — or PBMs — will face new restrictions designed to constrain prescription drug costs and protect rural pharmacies under legislation signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley, a fellow Republican, has asked state lawmakers to sign a petition calling for a special legislative session to override the governor’s veto
On the heels of a White House memo last week threatening the hundreds of millions in Medicaid-related directed payment revenue University of Iowa Health Care has been getting for the last three years, administrators Wednesday said they could rethink plans for a planned $1.5 billion inpatient tower on the main UIHC campus.
Iowa Republican Attorney General Brenna Bird joined 25 other GOP state attorneys general Tuesday in supporting President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quell violent unrest against Trump’s mass deportation policies.
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