State Government

A former state public defender who had sex with a client has withdrawn her request to have her law license reinstated in the wake of objections raised by judges and prosecutors.

Iowa will pay $10 million to the siblings of an adopted 16-year-old girl who weighed just 56 pounds when she died of starvation in 2017, according to a state board that approved the settlement Monday.

The state of Iowa will consider paying $2 million to the daughters of a Muscatine woman who died during an MRI at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in 2018 from an allergic reaction to the contrast dye administered intravenously.

The Iowa Department of Management last week announced $150 million in grants to connect more than 12,000 Iowans to high-speed internet. The funding is the latest round of the Empower Rural Iowa Broadband program. The funding focuses on “Broadband Intervention Zones” the state has identified as having the highest need for high-speed internet.

Commissioner Doug Ommen says consumers can take preventative steps to protect themselves against the pressures caused by the exploding cost of reinsurance.

Also, Iowa elections official highlights safety measures

On the podcast this week, we discuss a new Iowa Poll, uproar over a statement by college Democrats at the University of Iowa, Vivek Ramaswamy’s latest campaign swing through the state, and Mike Pence’s exit from the race.

A former state worker in Iowa Workforce Development was discharged after being investigated by department; an independent state audit describes the allegations

Iowans can now download an app that can be used as a digital version of their driver's license at businesses across the state.

Meantime, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission director sympathized with a student-athlete charged with illegal betting, according to a new court document.

On the podcast this week, we finally have a new U.S. House Speaker, we’ll recap Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meek’s fundraiser with several presidential candidates, and we’ll talk about our reporting on how caucus candidates are spending their money in Iowa, and on the ever-important Iowa evangelical voters.

Opponents to new law ‘blowing it out of proportion,’ she says,