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 […]
Bill would let Iowa schools assemble ‘threat assessment teams’
A school safety bill that’s cleared initial review in the Iowa House would let schools assemble “threat assessment teams” that could share confidential information about students who might pose a […]
Iowa earns multiple failing grades on report card for anti-smoking efforts
A new report card on Iowa’s smoking policies gives the state an abysmal grade point average. In the five categories, Iowa earned one B, one D, and three Fs. Kristina […]
Ex-Governor Branstad backs creating UI ‘School of Intellectual Freedom’
Former Governor Terry Branstad is urging legislators to pass a bill that would establish a “School of Intellectual Freedom” at the University of Iowa. “The future of our country is […]