Iowa families warn they could lose coverage or face massive premium hikes if Congress fails to extend health insurance subsidies. Democrats say Republicans are playing politics with health care as the shutdown fight escalates — while GOP leaders accuse Democrats of holding the government hostage.
Laura Castro was shocked and overwhelmed Thursday when she saw the video a bystander recorded of her fiancee, Jorge Gonzalez Ochoa, being tackled by three plainclothes men — who identified themselves as federal agents — and put in handcuffs while he was working at the Bread Garden Market in Iowa City.
Justin Glisan, the Iowa state climatologist since 2018, said Friday that he is preparing to help National Weather Service employees by taking some of their climate work if the federal government shuts down next week.
Plus, the 2nd Congressional District Republican primary field is growing.
Thirty-four school board and city candidates across seven Iowa counties will not be listed on the ballot in the November election due to errors made by filing officers.
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.
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