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Daily NewslettersThe new law allows 14- to 17-year-old Iowans to work more jobs at longer hours, creating more opportunities, according to supporters, while critics say it will put children in harm’s way in the workplace
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The new law allows 14- to 17-year-old Iowans to work more jobs at longer hours, creating more opportunities, according to supporters, while critics say it will put children in harm’s way in the workplace
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday announced the shuffling and hiring of new staff in her office.
Changes ‘put parents in driver’s seat,’ she says; opponents say LGBTQ kids targeted
On the podcast this week, Tim Scott made his first visit to Iowa as an official candidate, and Ron DeSantis’ is pending, Nikki Haley in the Quad Cities, and a caucus flashback appearance by Mayor Pete.
Iowa will spend $150,000 to pilot a program aimed at decreasing emergency response times in rural areas.
See photos from Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg’s visit to the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids
In order to claim the new tax exemption, seniors must file applications with their local assessor offices on or before July 1.
Odyssey also will provide the only place where Iowa families can use their state funding to purchase other educational items like books, computers or tutoring sessions
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand held news conferences, met with lawmakers and gathered letters from bipartisan leaders to try to stop a bill that would limit his access to state records. Now, with Senate File 478 sitting on Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk awaiting her expected signature, Sand is taking his case on the road.
On the podcast this week, the showdown that wasn’t and what it means for the Republican presidential nomination, and the growing roster for Joni Ernst’s “Roast and Ride” fundraiser.
Got questions about new property tax exemptions for Iowa seniors and for military veterans? We’ve got answers.
Also, governor signs butchery grant bill
State-funded child care expands as do parent work requirements and payments to child care centers
Iowa County Public Health and its registered nurses have been barred from evaluating the skills and competency of the county’s home-health aides through November 2024.
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