State News

A bill that would have let state agency budgets be audited by private CPA firms rather than the State Auditor’s Office has stalled in the Iowa House. It was the first bill Republicans in the […]

The Iowa House has voted to impose new limits on hemp products, including a cap on how much THC extracted from hemp can be in food or drinks sold in Iowa. The bill would require […]

The State Transportation Commission approved millions of dollars Tuesday for economic development road projects. The DOT’s Deb Arp presented a request from the city of Des Moines and its airport authority to add more funding […]

NAACP leaders are raising concerns about a bill that would ban citizen review boards in five Iowa cities that review complaints about police. According to Iowa/Nebraska NAACP president Betty Andrews, her organization helped establish four […]

The Iowa House Ethics Committee has unanimously dismissed a complaint alleging Republican Representative Dean Fisher of Montour has violated House rules by voting to commit state funding to private schools and helping start a new […]

Warm temperatures, dry conditions and gusting winds are combining to make conditions extremely dangerous for open burning in many areas of Iowa, with burn bans active in 22 counties. In southwest Iowa, Glenwood Fire Chief […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley predicts President Biden’s just-released budget for fiscal year 2025 will need to be rejected in order to, in Grassley’s words, “rescue future generations from even greater economic harm.” “It’s dead on […]

Iowa Workforce Development is sending its new mobile Iowa Works center to Perry after the announcement that Tyson plans to shut down the pork plant there. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend recently talked about […]

A bill that would let state agencies hire private certified public accountants rather than have the state auditor’s office review spending is in limbo in the Iowa House. Senate Republicans approved the bill in February, […]

Several elected officials from Iowa communities are in Washington, D.C. this week to attend the non-partisan National League of Cities Congressional City Conference. Dubuque Mayor Brad Cavanagh is among them and he says it’s an […]

A panel of lawmakers has placed a hold a proposed rule to require that Iowa casinos maintain lists of coaches, athletes and other officials who’d be barred from placing sports bets because of their involvement […]

This is National Civic Learning Week and Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is launching a new series of videos designed to give Iowa voters an in-depth look at the state’s voting process. Pate says […]

Tyson Foods announced it is permanently closing its plant in the central Iowa town of Perry. A statement from a company spokesperson says “After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to permanently close […]

A Sioux City woman is in jail after allegedly attacking another woman with a machete this weekend. Arrest documents say 37-year-old Iona Lasley was in a car yelling at a female transient in an alley […]

Agencies that provide temporary staff for Iowa long-term care facilities are calling on lawmakers to table a plan to limit how much they charge. A bill that’s cleared the Iowa House would cap charges for […]

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics did some tweaking of Iowa’s unemployment numbers at the end of the year leading to a revised rate for January of 3%. Iowa Workforce Development director, Beth Townsend, says […]

Iowans may be grouchier than usual this week, as they’re not getting enough sleep due to the time change, but there’s also a greater health risk from springing forward an hour. Dr. Denise Sorrentino, a […]

The AARP Foundation is again providing free tax help. Foundation vice president Mioshi Moses says it’s the largest volunteer-based tax assistance and preparation program in the country. “We focus on helping older adults with low […]

Iowa Iowa lawmakers are considering criminal charges for those who fail to disclose that a campaign ad is a “deep fake.” The proposal comes as artificial intelligence can be used to generate fake video and […]

A week-long, statewide traffic enforcement program will be launched this Wednesday as Iowans plan to celebrate the upcoming Saint Patrick’s Day weekend. Brett Tjepkes, chief of the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau, is reminding Iowans to […]