House bills would eliminate Iowa sales tax on toilet paper, detergent
A slate of bills advancing in the Iowa House would eliminate the state sales tax on everyday items like toilet paper and laundry detergent and extend a state tax credit […]
Sioux City leaders to vote on restoring funding to anti-discrimination watchdogs
Leaders in Sioux City may reconsider a plan which drastically reduced the budget for the local human rights commission. The city council slashed the panel’s budget in February by $140,000 […]
Renewed worries over Trump’s tariffs and the impact on agriculture
Farm commodity groups are calling on the Trump administration to negotiate with trade partners and find new markets amid escalating tariffs and retaliation. The president imposed steep tariffs last week […]
Bill calls for catfish ‘noodling’ licenses in Iowa
A bill to make it legal to go “noodling” for catfish in Iowa lakes, streams and rivers is under consideration in the Iowa House. Representative Ray “Bubba” Sorensen of Greenfield […]
Le Mars Iowa National Guard unit preps for overseas mission
Iowa National Guard members in northwest Iowa are preparing for a major, year-long deployment next month that’ll take them to an undisclosed location in the Middle East. Captain Ivan Naranjo, […]
Final legislative approval of state funding plan for Iowa’s K-12 students
Republicans in the legislature have settled on general state funding to support educating Iowa’s K-12 students. House Republicans sought slightly more, but today approved spending nearly $8000 on each student […]
Iowa’s McCollum adds to his coaching staff
Connor Wheeler has been named an assistant coach with the Iowa men’s basketball program, it was announced by head coach Ben McCollum. Wheeler has eight years of coaching experience at […]
Iowa Business Council members optimistic about next six months
The Iowa Business Council’s first quarter survey shows optimism for the next six months, though numbers are down compared to last year. IBC president Joe Murphy says the survey measures […]
Iowa election law changes headed to governor
A bill is on its way to the governor’s desk would give Iowa election officials more ways to check the citizenship of registered voters. Senator Ken Rozenboom, a Republican from […]
With veto looming, Grassley vows to keep pushing to limit president’s tariff power
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he’ll continue drumming up support for his bill that would limit a president’s power to impose tariffs, even after President Trump vowed he’ll veto the […]