The last day of voter turn-out for Iowa’s 2026 election
There are thousands of paid campaign staff and volunteers who are spending this day trying to get more Iowans to vote. Jimmy Centers has worked on presidential, congressional, gubernatorial and […]
Iowans can ‘go green’ starting tomorrow as a salute to veterans
While today is all about red versus blue, tomorrow’s color will be green. A program called Operation Green Light is a way to show visible support and gratitude for the […]
First ‘Challenger Center’ planned for Iowa to boost space science education
Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo plans to build a space education center for Iowa middle-schoolers. Bids are being taken on a project that will bring Iowa’s first Challenger Center to […]
44 bond referendums being decided in Iowa today
Iowans aren’t just casting votes for candidates today. Bond referendums around the state are being decided today. The 44 proposed borrowing plans for a variety of public projects would total […]
Some Iowa voters deciding local option sales tax, EMS tax issues
Union County voters are deciding whether to impose a 7% hotel/motel tax on lodging, starting January 1. If voters in Creston and the rest of Union County approve the measure, […]
Voters deciding governance issues in 6 Iowa counties
Voters in half a dozen counties are making decisions about how the structure of their local government. Mills County voters will decide whether to expand their board of supervisors from […]
Voters in 7 Iowa cities making local option sales tax decisions
Voters in seven cities are deciding whether to reauthorize their local option sales tax and how the revenue may be used. The revenue would be used exclusively for property tax […]
Grassley blames social media for rise of rudeness and ‘filthy talking’
After more than five decades in public office, including serving as Iowa’s U.S. Senator since 1981, Chuck Grassley says he laments the way exchanges in the U.S. Capitol — and […]
Controversial wolf restoration project subject of NatGeo Explorer talk in Des Moines
The wildlife biologist who spearheaded the project to reintroduce wolves at Yellowstone National Park in the 1990s will be in central Iowa this week to tell that remarkable story — […]
Nov. 1, 2026: 1,855,812 Iowans are registered to vote
The latest Iowa voter registration report shows some gains. The Iowa Secretary of State’s office updates voter registration data at the beginning of every month. Compared to October 1, there […]