Cedar Rapids hosts film fest with the spotlight on Iowa
All 65 movies being featured in this week’s Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival have some sort of Iowa connection, which fest director Eric Dean Freese says has been a hallmark […]
Slotkin campaigns for Iowa Democrats, offers 2026 advice
U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin. a Michigan Democrat who’s a former CIA officer, campaigned for Iowa Democrats yesterday as the conflict between the U.S. and Iran turned into a two-week ceasefire. […]
Iowa’s governor says solvency of state-run pension fund unaffected by investigation
Governor Kim Reynolds says she cannot speak about the investigation of alleged misconduct by two top officials who manage the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System, but she is offering a […]
House GOP may hire Texas firm to analyze local gov’t budgets in Iowa
Republicans in the Iowa House may hire a company to use Artificial Intelligence to analyze spending in each Iowa county and in the 220 largest school districts in Iowa. As […]
Iowa Business Council survey shows optimism for sales increases
The Iowa Business Council’s latest survey finds a positive outlook for sales, capital spending, and employment in the next six months. Their survey rates those factors on a 100-point scale […]
Governor signs bill changing Iowa foster parent training
Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that changes the required training foster parents must complete before they’re licensed by the state. “This bill was largely driven by […]
GOP lawmaker seeks more transparency about federal funding in Iowa gov’t
The chairman of a House committee says he’s had trouble getting answers from state agencies and he’s drafting bills to try to make more information about federal funding and federal […]
ISU study finds washing certain recyclables can pollute water
Iowa State University researchers say they’ve found washing number-five plastic for recycling can leave harmful chemicals behind in the wash water. They identified two types of phthalates the CDC says […]
Iowa Donor Network celebrates donors, seek more participants
April is “Donate Life Month” and the Iowa Donor Network raised a flag Monday celebrating the month at Sioux City’s Unity Point St. Lukes offices. The Donor Network’s John Jorgensen […]
Iowa DOT lets motorists promote non-profits on license plates
Iowans can now purchase a specialty license plate with a blank space that allows them to stick on a state-approved decal from any of several dozen non-profits. Tim Paluch, spokesman […]