Bill to establish UI school of ‘intellectual freedom’ moves to commit…

Former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad spoke Tuesday at a subcommittee meeting in support of legislation that would launch a “school of intellectual freedom” at the University of Iowa, countering critics [...]

2025-01-28T23:18:09+00:00January 28th, 2025|Iowa News|0 Comments

Two Iowa nursing homes added to list of the nation’s worst care facil…

Two western Iowa nursing homes with a history of regulatory violations have been added to a federal list of the nation’s worst care facilities. The Garden View Care Center in [...]

2025-01-24T23:14:10+00:00January 24th, 2025|Iowa News|0 Comments

Iowa Supreme Court’s Attorney Disciplinary Board is not a public body…

Lawyers for the State of Iowa are asking a judge to dismiss a public-records lawsuit by arguing the Iowa Supreme Court’s Attorney Disciplinary Board is not a public body that’s [...]

2025-01-22T23:10:14+00:00January 22nd, 2025|Iowa News|0 Comments

Iowa’s new rural development director announced, plus 50 energy proje…

Theresa Greenfield, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development state director for Iowa, announced Tuesday that Kate Sand, the acting deputy director, will be taking her place during the upcoming [...]

2025-01-14T22:37:26+00:00January 14th, 2025|Iowa News|0 Comments

U.S. House GOP kicks off new session with border security push • Iowa…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed its first bill of the 119th Congress Tuesday, a measure that increases migrant detention and is named after a Georgia nursing student whose murder [...]

2025-01-07T22:25:59+00:00January 7th, 2025|Iowa News|0 Comments

Iowans can learn which cancers are most common in their county  • Iow…

The Iowa Cancer Registry plans to deliver county-specific reports to all 99 counties in Iowa and meet with communities to point out particular policies or trends that might be driving [...]

2025-01-02T22:19:34+00:00January 2nd, 2025|Iowa News|0 Comments

Jimmy Carter was among several presidents with Iowa ties • Iowa Capit…

Jimmy Carter was a Georgia peanut farmer and former one-term governor when he decided to run for the presidency in 1975. He was almost unknown nationally. He had virtually no [...]

2024-12-31T22:17:34+00:00December 31st, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Reynolds sets Jan. 28 special election date to fill Lt. Gov. Cournoye…

The special election to replace now-Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer in the Iowa Senate will be Jan. 28, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Monday. The LeClaire Republican resigned from her seat representing [...]

2024-12-23T22:07:19+00:00December 23rd, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Top Republican demands answers from Zuckerberg, accusing Meta of ‘sha…

EXCLUSIVE: A top Republican senator will accuse Meta – the parent company of Facebook – of "shadow-banning" and removing social media posts in a letter Tuesday demanding answers from CEO [...]

2024-12-16T22:00:19+00:00December 16th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Iowa has lost a rare public servant and friend, Jim Leach • Iowa Capi…

Iowa and the nation lost a rare public servant last week. And Deba Leach lost her husband, Jim. Former Congressman Jim Leach was a moderate-to-liberal Republican representing Iowa’s eastern congressional [...]

2024-12-15T21:59:48+00:00December 15th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Pipeline opponents receive cease and desist letters from Summit  • Io…

Several opponents of the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions carbon sequestration pipeline have received letters on behalf of the company threatening lawsuits over perceived defamation, an environmental group representative said.  Jess [...]

2024-12-13T21:56:54+00:00December 13th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

National Farmers Union president talks Farm Bill fatigue with Iowa fa…

AMES — National Farmers Union President Rob Larew spoke about the stalled reauthorization of the Farm Bill and strategies to promote agriculture and conservation within the upcoming administration Saturday at [...]

2024-12-07T21:49:41+00:00December 7th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Iowa State University research shows environmental, yield benefits of…

As Iowa and the U.S. begin to rely more heavily on renewable energy sources, the greenhouse gas emissions from industries like agriculture are starting to take on greater significance. Michael [...]

2024-12-01T21:41:51+00:00December 1st, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst pitches Elon Musk on $1 trillion in federal spen…

WASHINGTON — Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst began proposing ways to cut government spending to the Trump team this weekend, but she’ll need to convince her colleagues in Congress if [...]

2024-11-25T22:51:42+00:00November 25th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Huge organic farm in Iowa thrives without chemicals • Iowa Capital Di…

WEST BEND, Iowa – People who think seriously about how to limit the toll industrialized American agriculture takes on communities, land, and water may want to visit the Fehr family’s [...]

2024-11-23T22:46:37+00:00November 23rd, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Ernst, Grassley focus on sexual misconduct claims at FDIC • Iowa Capi…

As Congress reconvened for a lame-duck session, Iowa’s federal delegation took action on allegations of government employee misconduct and voted on legislation related to Social Security. U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley [...]

2024-11-15T22:38:07+00:00November 15th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Drake University announces full-tuition financial aid options for Iow…

Drake University will offer two new financial aid options for certain students, with the hopes of expanding educational opportunities for those seeking associate or bachelor’s degrees. The university announced Monday [...]

2024-11-11T22:34:32+00:00November 11th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Two Iowa facilities added to federal list of the nation’s worst nursi…

Two Iowa nursing homes with a history of staffing shortages have been added to a federal list of the nation’s worst care facilities. Last week, Bishop Drumm Retirement Center of [...]

2024-11-07T22:27:42+00:00November 7th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Iowans visit wineries on Election Day — to cast their ballots • Iowa …

Most Iowans vote in churches, community centers, libraries and the like.  But Iowans in two central-Iowa precincts got to cast their ballots in slightly more festive surroundings: wineries. “I think [...]

2024-11-05T22:23:33+00:00November 5th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

We are all diminished by Iowa’s hunt for phantom illegal voters • Iow…

This week, Paul Pate tried to clean up his mess. Iowa’s top election official insisted at a news conference on Wednesday it is the federal government’s fault that he ordered county [...]

2024-11-02T22:18:46+00:00November 2nd, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Iowa among many states facing higher insurance rates due to extreme w…

Iowa home insurance rates, on average, had a double-digit increase this year due to persisting damages from derechos and inflation.  A recent Insurify report listed Iowa as one of 15 [...]

2024-10-29T22:14:18+00:00October 29th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

U.S. agency reports more E. coli cases linked to McDonald’s Quarter P…

Federal agencies Friday reported more cases of E. coli infections linked to meals at McDonald’s restaurants. While none of the sicknesses are in the Chicago area, cases have turned up [...]

2024-10-25T22:08:51+00:00October 25th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Millions of Americans flock to early voting, in person and via mail •…

WASHINGTON — Nearly 30 million Americans by Thursday had cast their ballots ahead of Election Day, with 13 million choosing to vote in person at early voting centers and another [...]

2024-10-24T22:09:48+00:00October 24th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Iowa celebrates nearly a century of pheasant hunting; regular season …

Iowa expects to see between 60,000 and 80,000 hunters for pheasant season, which opens Saturday and runs through Jan. 10, 2025, as the state celebrates nearly 100 years of the [...]

2024-10-22T22:07:27+00:00October 22nd, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Meatpacking plants mostly pollute low-income, communities of color, E…

POSTVILLE, Iowa — In March, officials in Postville shut down its water treatment facility for two days as city employees worked to prevent polluted water from a meatpacking plant from [...]

2024-10-20T22:04:43+00:00October 20th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Police had no constitutional duty to protect murder victim • Iowa Cap…

Lawyers for the City of Bellevue are arguing in court that the police department shouldn’t be held liable for failing to enforce a no-contact order and arrest warrant for a [...]

2024-10-17T21:59:35+00:00October 17th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Some Iowa private colleges break enrollment records ahead of demograp…

Some of Iowa’s private universities are seeing high enrollment numbers ahead of the demographic cliff that will shrink prospective student populations across the country. Northwestern College in Orange City saw [...]

2024-10-02T14:16:39+00:00October 2nd, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Disability rights advocates say adult changing tables prevent humilia…

ADAIR, Iowa — The blue-and-white highway sign for the eastbound rest stop near here displays more than the standard icon of a person in a wheelchair, indicating facilities are accessible [...]

2024-09-30T14:12:47+00:00September 30th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

University of Northern Iowa to launch civic education center with Iow…

After the Iowa Board of Regents directed state universities to develop potential initiatives for civic education and research last fall, the University of Northern Iowa saw its proposal for a [...]

2024-09-20T14:03:50+00:00September 20th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Suspicious Powder Packages Sent to Election Officials Across Central …

Election officials in six states received suspicious powder packages on Monday, though no hazardous materials have been confirmed in any of the cases.The packages, which contained white powder, were sent [...]

2024-09-17T13:56:37+00:00September 17th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Republican lawmakers call Summit pipeline approval an ‘attack on the …

Republican lawmakers opposing the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline said the Iowa Utilities Commission’s approval of the project was an attack on “God-given” Fifth Amendment rights.  The remarks came from a [...]

2024-09-12T13:53:01+00:00September 12th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Democratic convention kicks off Monday in Chicago • Iowa Capital Disp…

WASHINGTON — Just a little over a month after she became a candidate for president in the biggest shakeup in generations of presidential politics, Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday [...]

2024-08-17T13:20:02+00:00August 17th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Libertarian presidential candidate Chase Oliver speaks against two-pa…

While major changes have shaken the 2024 presidential race in recent weeks, Libertarian presidential candidate Chase Oliver said at the Iowa State Fair Saturday it was important for voters to [...]

2024-08-11T13:11:43+00:00August 11th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments

Qualifications for Iowa abortion medical exceptions remain unclear, p…

Enforcement has begun for Iowa’s ban on most abortions as early as six weeks of pregnancy, but medical professionals say there is still uncertainty about what qualifies as a medical [...]

2024-08-07T13:07:42+00:00August 7th, 2024|Iowa News|0 Comments
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