State Government

Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds said she will not reinstate COVID-19 restrictions as hospitalizations across the state increase.

A state panel is recommending only about a third of Iowa’s 256 boards and commissions continue without change -- while scores of other panels be cut or consolidated -- with the hopes of increasing efficiency and improving the functions of the remaining boards.

Among 131 organizations and Iowans approved for funding, 29 recipients are within Linn or Johnson County.

Two Franklin County officers involved in the fatal shooting of a Hampton man who was wielding a pellet gun will not be charged, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office determined Monday.

The CEO of a prominent, national sports betting integrity company says Iowa skipped some steps normally taken by other states that leaves blind spots, unanswered questions.

President Joe Biden on Friday approved a disaster declaration and relief to seven Iowa counties that sustained damages from spring flooding along the Mississippi River.

On the podcast this week, we discuss the first Republican presidential debate, and the first new Iowa Poll of this caucus campaign.

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is likely to provide funding for emergency contraception for victims of sexual assault and rape as a state reimbursement program remains in limbo.

A rural Manchester man began to build a campground near Lake Delhi and continued construction without getting permission for the work in a floodplain, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

The National Lieutenant Governors Association supports lieutenant governors in all 50 U.S. states and U.S. territories.

The additional payments will be used to pay down state debt to bondholders.

Since 2020, Iowa has seen a 500 percent increase in the amount of fentanyl seized, a 100 percent increase in meth seized and a 35 percent increase in drug-related deaths. Much of it traced back to Mexican drug cartels, the governor says.