Tom Barton

An Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy takes effect today.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear offered a message of unity Saturday to Iowa Democrats who say they’re fired up by a groundswell of enthusiasm across the party with a change at the top of ticket.

Iowa Workforce Development granted waivers to two Iowa employers to train 16- and 17-year-olds to perform hazardous work, despite federal restrictions and safety concerns, including risk of amputation.

New restrictions banning most abortions in Iowa will take effect Monday, July 29. District Court Judge Jeffrey Farrell issued an order dissolving an injunction that has blocked the new restrictions from going into place.

Local union members and labor leaders gathered in Cedar Rapids Monday to call on Iowa lawmakers to restore collective bargaining rights for public workers.

Iowa Democrats on Sunday applauded President Joe Biden’s decision to bow out of the presidential race, after weeks of pressure from allies over concerns that he would be unable to beat Donald Trump in November.

Health care and abortion providers in Iowa are preparing for a drastic shift in the scope of reproductive care permitted in the state. An Iowa law banning most abortions could take effect as early as Friday.

Democrats running in Iowa’s two most competitive U.S. House races have outraised Republican incumbents.

Roundtable notes conflict between Iowa, federal regulations

The director of the state agency that oversees services for blind Iowans is resigning following a year and a half battle with kidney cancer.

Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann, who will give the speech formally nominating Donald Trump to be elected president, emphasized lowering the political temperature and heated rhetoric in the presidential race.

The Gazette sat down with Matt Gent, a pig farmer from Wellman who in January was named president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association, to discuss challenges and opportunities facing the industry,

The new law introduced by U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson clarifies that public health agencies can use existing federal grant dollars earmarked for mothers and children for stillbirth prevention and research.

Congressional Republicans and Democrats are trading barbs over GOP-written legislation that would ban noncitizens from voting in U.S. elections, which already is prohibited.

Consistently heightened food insecurity in Iowa has put growing pressure and strain on food banks and pantries across the state.