Gov. Reynolds said she plans to have discussions with Iowa lawmakers and her DOGE government efficiency task force about how best to reduce property taxes. The push comes after this year’s session ended without a bill to address property taxes.
The Iowa Supreme Court will allow families of four Tyson Waterloo plant workers who died of COVID in 2020 to go forward with negligence suits against executives and supervisiors, but not against the company.
Under the waiver approved by the USDA, starting Jan. 1, 2026, Iowans who receive SNAP won’t be able to use their benefits to purchase items including garden seeds and food-producing plants, candy, gum, soft drinks, lemonade, fruit snacks, certain granola bars and caramel corn.
Reynolds has until June 14 to decide whether to sign into law or veto legislation that would regulate hazardous liquid pipelines and restrict the use of eminent domain
Three new sexual exploitation charges were filed this week against a former University of Iowa social worker who previously has been charged with multiple counts of sexually exploiting his patients.
Backbone State Park in northeast Iowa was among four Iowa parks with high bacteria concentrations in beach water this week. Lake Macbride State Park and Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area are "OK for swimming," the state reported.
Johnson County filed an injunction against Hawkeye Waste Systems to stop operating the business and its affiliated companies because none of the companies have workers’ comp insurance. The owner and managers were charged last month in the case following an investigation of an employee being crushed by a skid loader in 2024.
Rising costs — for fireworks and many of the services associated with hosting a fireworks show — have prompted the Cedar Boat Club to announce the cancellation of its Ellis Harbor fireworks show in July.
Also in the Capitol Notebook, the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council awarded more than $200,000 in grants to 12 Iowa schools to help fund work-based and career-connected learning opportunities for students this summer.
Board chair Brandy Z. Meisheid presented the annual State of the County address Thursday to highlight past success and future projects.
This week on the podcast, we have a slate of candidate announcements to talk through for state and federal offices.
A government report released on Thursday covering wide swaths of American health and wellness reflects some of the most contentious views on vaccines, the nation's food supply, pesticides and prescription drugs held by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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