Year: 2023

The Iowa House has sent Governor Kim Reynolds the state government reorganization plan her staff and a consulting firm developed over the past year. It reduces the number of state agencies from 37 to 16. […]

The National Weather Service predicts a wet spring in eastern Iowa and a rising Mississippi River, so the city of Davenport is preparing for the possibility of major flooding. In the Quad Cities, flood walls […]

A Senate committee has approved a bill that would gradually eliminate the state income tax — if state tax revenues continue to grow. Senator Dan Dawson, a Republican from Council Bluffs, is chairman of the […]

Sioux City’s Tyson Events Center is in its 24th year of hosting the NAIA Women’s Basketball National Championship Tournament. Steve Salem, one of the volunteer coordinators, says those who donate their time make everything possible, […]

The state Transportation Commission has approved a grant to build a roadway into proposed plant at a site in Plymouth County south of Le Mars. Deb Arp of the DOT presented the proposal for what’s […]

It was an unusual feat — 19 puns and corny references during three minutes of debate in the Iowa House. Representative Austin Harris of Moulton kicked it off on a bill dealing with the licensing […]

If you’ve hit some rough stretches on state highways recently, you are not alone. The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved amending its budget to spend $15 million on weather repairs. The DOT’s Stuart Anderson says […]

The board that governs the three state supported universities is launching a comprehensive review of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs at the schools. The president of the Board of Regents has also directed the University […]

The Iowa Utilities Board heard from the attorneys representing two companies which hope to build carbon dioxide pipelines today as they try to work out scheduling issues for their permit requests. IUB chair, Geri Huser […]