Despite criticisms of the $12 billion federal aid for farmers given in the midst of an ongoing trade dispute with China, Iowa soybean farmers say the package filled gaps created by market uncertainty....
A shortage of health-care providers and resources has contributed to a nearly nonexistent children’s mental health system in Iowa, leaving concerned parents and kids without clear avenues for help.
One...
A 5th District Court judge struck down Iowa's 2018 law that would ban most abortions after a heartbeat is detected.
Fifth District Court Judge Michael Huppert ruled the law to be unconstitutional on...
DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds remains confident that the state of Iowa’s economy is strong.
After two years of dropping commodity prices and a turbulent trade war throwing inconsistency into Iowa’s...
Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter
• January 15, 2019
DES MOINES — The University of Iowa may see $12 million of increased funding to the university general fund by fiscal 2021, according to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ fiscal 2020-2021 budget proposal released...
UPDATED with interview remarks from Gov. Kim Reynolds
DES MOINES — Redemption and renewed opportunities for people convicted of crimes emerged as a prominent theme in Gov. Kim Reynolds’ first Condition...
DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds delivered her second Condition of the State address on Jan. 15 — her first as an elected governor. Reynolds laid out mental health, education, correctional reform,...
DES MOINES — Iowa GOP lawmakers learned Monday morning that a Republican-led initiative to add the right to bear arms to the Iowa Constitution will be set back until at least 2022 because of a “bureaucratic...
DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said Monday that the partial government shutdown in Washington, which will enter its 25th day on Tuesday, has had consequences for Iowa farmers.
States...
DES MOINES — The halls of the State Capitol bustled with anticipation on Jan. 14 as state legislators, officials, and staff settle in for the 2019 legislative session.
Monday marked the first...
The state budget will have slightly less revenue in 2019 than was previously predicted, a state agency projected on Thursday.
However, with nearly 5 percent growth in revenue compared with the previous...
Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter
• December 13, 2018
MARCH: State budget cuts hit regent universities
Following cuts to the state Board of Regents in the fiscal 2017 budget, Gov. Kim Reynolds approved $10.9 million in additional budget cuts to be equally...
