State Government

Cedar Rapids center sees growing need for support and safe spaces for LGBTQ youth in the wake of new Iowa laws banning gender-affirming care for minors and restricting LGBTQ education in schools.

Also, Iowa AG Brenna Bird joins a letter petitioning the federal government on immigration policy

The speakers noted the recent Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, which one Jewish leader said was reminiscent of 1940s Europe.

It’s “encouraging” Iowa lawmakers cut Iowans’ property taxes, Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell said on Iowa Press Friday, but the resulting revenue reduction to the city could mean the city scales back spending.

The State of Iowa has received more than $11 billion in federal pandemic relief funding. Where has that money been spent, and how much remains unspent?

The event featured guest speaker Riley Gaines, an anti-transgender activist.

Linn County lawmaker says the Iowa Legislature did not ban books. Is that true?

Some agricultural groups have said it is too difficult for farmer to acquire new land in part because of land going to public use

On the podcast this week, we take a break from our typical format to listen to an Iowa Ideas 2023 panel: Navigating Iowa’s Culture Wars.

“I expect more relief for taxpayers next session because the state is still taking too much of their money,” Iowa Senate leader says.

But the number of students who used the accounts to attend private school this year, as well as the number of students using the accounts to transfer out of public school to attend private school, had not been made public.

State records indicate Angela Jansen, 41, of Central City, worked for the DNR from October 2018 to August 2023 when she was fired for conduct unbecoming a state employee and for the unauthorized personal use of a DNR database.