State Government

Debi Durham speaks about the state and pace of development in Iowa.

Iowa is one of 30 states where the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services determined eligible individuals -- mostly children -- were being disenrolled, even though the states had information indicating they remained eligible.

The Iowa Public Information Board opted against advancing the proposal at its meeting Thursday, but plans to continue researching and discussing the topic.

Also, Iowa offering grants to address gun violence

Kris Karberg, warden of the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility, resigned earlier this month, just six months after starting the job.

The issue was prominent at an event held this past weekend in Iowa, hosted by the Christian conservative advocacy organization the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition.

Iowa College Aid commissioners are asking to take on more of a role in the search for a new executive director after the former director resigned in August.

The Iowa Public Information Board says it is considering to propose a change to state law to accommodate local governments that say they field open records requests that are “abusive and harassing.” Government transparency advocates warn the proposal would “seriously erode” the state’s open records law.

In court filings, prosecutors alleged Justin Mezera “amassed a collection of child pornography that included more than 15,000 images and more than 800 videos of child pornography.”

On the podcast this week, we discuss tailgating at the big game, caucus-style; the feds weigh in on Iowa’s new youth employment laws, and more news from the aftermath of a collapsed residential building in downtown Davenport.

Legislative committee deadlocks on complaint against Cedar Rapids Democrat

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is suing two people for allegedly peddling misleading "stem cell therapy treatments" door to door.