State Government

A state agency says it plans to release quarterly updates on its progress in meeting federal requirements for nursing home inspections after questions were raised by Iowa’s State Auditor.

Facility near Shell Rock paid fine after three years of emitting cancer-causing toxins into the atmosphere.

A fourth Linn County resident, who had requested an absentee ballot to vote in this election, also is a U.S. citizen and thus eligible to vote, County Auditor Joel Miller says.

A coding error resulted in the misallocation of more than $27.5 million in court fees over 4 budget years, according to the Iowa Judicial Branch

In a year since it was unveiled on app stores, Iowa Mobile ID has been used by more than 38,000 Iowans, according to the Department of Transportation

The city of Cedar Rapids has submitted an appeal to the Iowa Department of Transportation to approve the use of two automated traffic enforcement cameras that were rejected last month.

Another 67 illegally registered to vote, and the legal status of 2,022 more who registered or voted remains unknown, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says.

Attorneys representing Iowa teachers and students have filed a new request asking a federal district court again block an Iowa law that has resulted in the removal of hundreds of books from Iowa public schools, including literary classics and those by Nobel Prize winners.

Also, Iowa AG demands company stop suspected scam robocalls

The new University of Iowa Law Technology Law Clinic gives students the chance to show defense attorneys and others how police are using surveillance and other technology to boost criminal cases, and how can they defend their clients.

Programming errors popped up after changes to state law, resulting in funding being distributed to incorrect state and local funds, Iowa Judicial Branch officials say.

The Iowa Revenue Estimating Conference’s latest projections reflect a dip in state revenue primarily driven by reductions in state income tax rates