Iowa House bill would require age verification for porn sites
Iowa may join 19 states that require age verification before someone can access a website to view porn. An Iowa House subcommittee has advanced a bill to force businesses that […]
Iowans’ fresh Super Bowl guac may cost a lot more this year
If the Trump administration goes through with threatened tariffs on Mexican imports, Iowans may have to change up their Super Bowl snack plans if they want fresh guacamole. University of […]
Iowans with disabilities lobby for ‘Work Without Worry’ bill
Iowans with Disabilities say income and asset limits for Medicaid eligibility keep them from working as much as they wish and they’re asking legislators to make changes. During a news […]
Bill would require Iowa driver’s licenses to show citizenship status
Iowa driver’s licenses would have to show whether the person is a U.S. citizen or a legal resident if a bill that’s cleared a House subcommittee becomes law. Lori Stiles […]
Data center with 500 jobs coming to Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids City Council voted to approve an agreement Tuesday for the Quality Technology Services company to build a data center there. Cedar Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomeranz talked […]
President Trump’s first bill signing has a tie to slain Iowan woman
President Donald Trump signed his first bill into law today and it is one with Iowa ties. Trump signed the Lakin Riley Act, which requires ICE to detain illegal immigrants […]
Services to hundreds of Iowa refugees halted by White House order
Hundreds of new Iowa residents face more challenges as the Trump administration has ordered all resettlement agencies in the U.S. to stop providing services to refugees. Agencies are no longer […]
Iowan’s Purple Heart, found in unclaimed property, returned to cousin
State Treasurer Roby Smith hosted an event today to return the military medal honoring an Iowa veteran who was wounded in battle to his closest living relative. Smith said the […]
Former Governors Branstad, Vilsack to discuss Iowa-based World Food Prize
Two former Iowa governors are meeting for lunch today to discuss the past and the future of the Des Moines-based World Food Prize. Democrat Tom Vilsack, who served two terms […]
Ice fishing season melting away with record warm temperatures
The unseasonably warm weather we’re having is likely going to put an end to the ice fishing season in most of Iowa. DNR spokesman Mick Klemesrud says it hasn’t been […]