James Q. Lynch

Although the number of eviction filings has been “somewhat muted” during the pandemic, number are rising to pre-moratorium levels with 171 evictions currently filed in Linn County that are set for hearing sometime in the next few weeks. That’s about 23 percent of the 730 evictions pending hearing statewide.

After hearing from elected officials and activists, federal voting rights activists will march to the Ped Mall

Democrats repeated the party’s demand last week that Gov. Reynolds reverse her earlier decision to reject $95 million in federal funds that could be used for COVID-19 mitigation in schools.

Virtual hearings will “maximize the opportunity,” for participation and make the once-a-decade process “as inclusive as possible,” panel members said.

The Hawkeye Area Labor Council AFL-CIO announced Monday morning that Labor Day picnics in all chapter have been canceled.

Vermont senator traveling the county to rally support for $3.5 trillion spending plan.

Now the challenge for the U.S. to ensure that Americans, regardless of where they are in Afghanistan, can get to Kabul to be airlifted out of the country, Ernst said. “If they can't get the Kabul they can't get out,. You can't get to the airport, you can't get out.”

While others speculate Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton’s visits to Iowa signal he’s running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, Cotton said he’s concentrating on regaining GOP control of Congress in the 2022 elections.

There’s no magic redistricting button to draw 50 Iowa Senate and 50 House districts to conform to new census numbers

Iowa’s only national heritage area seeking $700,00 to fund work with more than 100 affiliates, generate more than $300 million in economic activity.

Nearly 80 percent of the growth happened in the state’s four largest counties -- Polk, Linn, Scott and Johnson

The delayed release is creating uncertainty over whether the exacting process of drawing new boundaries for the state’s 50 Senate and 100 House districts can be completed ahead of a constitutional deadline.

After a sharp rise in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of Iowans receiving food stamps has continued a seven-year decline.

After a law change, the Iowa DOT sees huge percentage increase in interest from parents who want to to teach their children’s driver’s education, but the overall numbers are still small.

Monthly Road Use Tax Fund distributions were down in July, but year-to-date are nearly $25 million, the state reported.