A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s subpoenas to probe the Federal Reserve and Chair Jerome Powell, Ashley Murray reports.
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A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s subpoenas to probe the Federal Reserve and Chair Jerome Powell, Ashley Murray reports.
A West Des Moines doctor accused of incompetence has had his license placed on probation for one year, Clark Kauffman reports.
The fields of candidates competing in Iowa’s 2026 primaries solidified Friday as candidates hit a deadline to file paperwork needed to appear on the June 2 ballot, Robin Opsahl reports.
A group of food stamp recipients in Iowa and four other states sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture this week over its efforts to prohibit the benefits from being used to purchase certain non-nutritious items, Shauneen Miranda reports.
Guest columnist Thad Nearmyer, a county supervisor in Iowa, writes that he’s “worried that some Washington officials are deliberately confusing the public debate over these medicines, while also making it harder for parents to willingly vaccinate our kids.”
An Iowa pharmacist imprisoned for his role in a million-dollar scheme to defraud retailers will be allowed to keep his pharmacist’s license, regulators have ruled, Clark Kauffman reports.
If U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin is confirmed to lead DHS, he will take over an agency that has faced a weeks-long funding lapse, public blowback to its immigration enforcement strategy and a bottleneck of disaster relief awards, Ariana Figueroa reports.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ results from 2025 moonlit surveys of owls and nightjars -- a nocturnal bird -- show that some of the bird populations are declining, Cami Koons reports.
An Iowa Capital Dispatch review of federal data shows that in 2025, 60 of Iowa’s 397 nursing homes — 15% of all the homes in the state — were cited for insufficient staffing, Clark Kauffman reports.
An annual report on the state’s cancer rates showed lower rates of different cancers among farmers than the state in general, though an expert says more up-to-date information is needed, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.
The Department of Defense announced Friday that six more American troops have died as a result of the war in Iran, bringing the total to 13 since the conflict began in late February, Jennifer Shutt reports.
The Iowa House advanced legislation Thursday that would provide greater oversight of pet breeders in the state, expand dog ownership documentation and specify how the state can issue water use permits, Cami Koons reports.
Bills removing affirmative action and police anti-bias training requirements from state law, as well as a measure that opponents said would legalize conversion therapy practices, were advanced by Senate subcommittees Thursday, Robin Opsahl reports.
Iowa House lawmakers approved legislation Thursday to alter university presidential searches, tuition options and general education requirements, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.
Observers expressed doubt a new farm bill will be enacted, given the rupture in the traditional alliance that has in the past brought together agriculture interests and anti-hunger advocates to support farm bills across party lines, Alison Winter reports.
Radon mitigation systems would be a requirement of Iowa building code for newly constructed homes under a bill passed Thursday by the Iowa House, Cami Koons reports.
Democrat Julie Stauch filed paperwork Thursday to run as a candidate for Iowa governor, officially joining the primary race where she faces Iowa Auditor Rob Sand, Robin Opsahl reports.
The Iowa Revenue Estimating Conference projected Thursday that state revenues will decrease by 9.3% from fiscal years 2025 to 2026 — a larger drop than previously expected, Robin Opsahl reports.
Members of a U.S. Senate panel expressed bipartisan consensus Thursday that the country should be cautious of “malign” foreign dollars flowing to American colleges and universities, Shauneen Miranda reports.
Legislation in Iowa and other states would expand the rights of doctors, nurses, or hospitals to refuse to provide care — from contraception and fertility services to medical marijuana — that conflicts with their religious or moral beliefs, Stateline reports.
After committing a procedural error related to charges of incompetence against a Des Moines transplant surgeon, the Iowa Board of Medicine has lifted its emergency suspension of the doctor’s license, Clark Kauffman reports.
State Rep. Josh Turek of Council Bluffs submitted thousands of petition signatures at the Iowa Secretary of State’s office Thursday, qualifying his U.S. Senate campaign for the 2026 Democratic primary, Robin Opsahl reports.
The Trump administration Wednesday made an emergency request to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the revocation of legal status for more than 350,000 Haitians, opening them up to deportations, Ariana Figueroa reports.
Passengers at a handful of airports this week waited in hours-long security lines as the government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security dragged on,, Jacob Fischler reports.
A bill to expand career and technical education credit transfers and concurrent program enrollment outside of the school year is on hold in an Iowa Senate committee with amendments expected, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.
The Pentagon must quickly release the results of its investigation into whether the U.S. military bombed a girls’ elementary school in Iran, according to a letter sent Wednesday that was signed by nearly every Senate Democrat, Jennifer Shutt reports.
Republican Adam Steen, former Iowa Department of Administrative Services director, submitted paperwork Wednesday to qualify his gubernatorial campaign for the 2026 primary ballot, Robin Opsahl reports.
Legislation to bar new employment contracts with H1-B visa holders from certain countries made its way through two Iowa Senate panels Wednesday with concerns from some about legal repercussions, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.
