Staff Editorials

The increase in cases comes after Iowa lowered basically all of the state’s defenses against coronavirus.

Blood centers will have to “perform above projection” to meet the need, representatives say. They have an urgent need for all blood types.

Mayor Brad Hart's response to the situation was way out of line. He's the one with actual power, and he aggressively threatened to wield it against a political foe.

We are encouraged by the recent changes to Iowa City and Coralville transit and in the future we hope to see even more regional collaboration on transit.

It’s an encouraging trend, given that the state’s prison system still is 11 percent over capacity. But it may be fleeting.

Trooper deployment is more of a political stunt than a legitimate public safety mission

They were legally brought to the country as children. Under current law, they’re forced to leave when they age out of the system.

It’s puzzling that the state stopped reporting daily data on new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Instead, the data will be reported weekly.

Federal policymakers should do their jobs and act to secure the Renewable Fuel Standard’s future.

Tens of thousands of Iowa are facing anxiety and uncertainty as the end of a federal moratorium on evictions approaches …

Dozens of new laws will take effect this week in Iowa. Here are a few of them.

Shelter House is expanding upon the innovative “housing first” project it started three years ago. The Iowa City homeless shelter …