State Government

Models that predict consequences of CO2 leak could aid saboteurs, the company argues.

On the podcast this week, we recap all the political goings-on at the Iowa State Fair, and finally there is some candidate movement in one of Iowa’s Congressional districts.

Also, state to auction Michael Jordan’s rookie card

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has appointed a former top lawyer at the Texas attorney general’s office, who has led several lawsuits against the Biden administration, to be her new chief deputy.

Over the past decade, the state of Iowa has paid over $108 million out of the general fund to settle claims against it.

Johnson County officials may follow Polk County’s lead in providing funding for emergency contraception and crisis services for victims of sexual assault and rape after the Iowa Attorney General’s Office halted - at least for now -- covering those expenses.

Books are now being pulled from the shelves of Mason City schools' libraries in order to comply with newly enacted state legislation that Gov. Kim Reynolds says will protect children from damaging and obscene material.

On the podcast this week, the Iowa State Fair is under way, schools talk about complying with the new state law that cracks down on certain materials, and two Siouxland men with ties to the atomic bomb.

The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau is partnering with law enforcement agencies on the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” project from Aug. 18 through Sept. 4.

Also, presidential straw poll returns to Iowa State Fair

A state agency says purchasing the new office space in Des Moines and leaving the aging Wallace Building will save millions of dollars.

Iowa has joined other state attorneys general as part of an investigation into the social media company TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users' mental health.