Tom Barton

Since 2020, Iowa has seen a 500 percent increase in the amount of fentanyl seized, a 100 percent increase in meth seized and a 35 percent increase in drug-related deaths. Much of it traced back to Mexican drug cartels, the governor says.

In 1900, almost three-fourths of Iowa population lived on farms or in small towns. By 2010, only 36 percent of Iowans remained in rural areas. Most small Iowa towns will never gain population again. That’s why some have turned their focus from growing numbers, to growing quality of life.

U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who represents Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, hosted a town hall in Iowa City, where she fielded questions about protecting women’s reproductive rights, climate change, gun control and bipartisan cooperation. It was her first public town hall in Iowa City since becoming the town’s congressperson.

Bohannan’s announcement Tuesday morning sets up a rematch with GOP incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks.

Republican Party of Iowa Chair Jeff Kaufmann issued a statement Friday citing unconfirmed reports that Democrat Christina Bohannan plans to announce her second bid for Congress in the 2024 elections.

Johnson County officials may follow Polk County’s lead in providing funding for emergency contraception and crisis services for victims of sexual assault and rape after the Iowa Attorney General’s Office halted - at least for now -- covering those expenses.

A SCORE mentor helped Marion business succeed and grow

Ramaswamy raps, Haley plays carnival games and Binkley calls for unity

Kennedy vows to stop pipelines while Williamson calls for an end to ‘corporate dominance’.

“You see these prosecutors who say they’re not going to prosecute people, they’re not going to hold them accountable,” DeSantis said

Iowa has joined other state attorneys general as part of an investigation into the social media company TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users' mental health.

Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson fiddled on her violin with a four-piece band, playing a series of country tunes as attendees piled coleslaw, baked beans and pulled pork onto paper plates, while a slate of Republican presidential candidates worked the room at Hinson’s annual BBQ Bash political fundraiser in Cedar Rapids Sunday.

Library restrictions in an Iowa law passed this year are causing headaches for school librarians and administrators as they prepare for the new school year, and many have said they want to see more guidance from the state to clear up uncertainties. But one Republican lawmaker who supported the bill said, “It could not be more clear.”

Linn County Democrats will honor four at the party's Nov. 10. Hall of Fame banquet.

From seed theft to missile defense, Iowa’s Hinson and Ernst discuss threat from China