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A proposal to overhaul the federal process for permits to construct energy projects passed a procedural hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Monday, though several Democratic supporters said the legislation needed more work. The Senate voted, 73-25, to advance what’s known as the permitting reform bill, despite opposition…
WASHINGTON — Oregon Democratic U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden plans to press for “the boldest” healthcare bill possible after he takes over as Finance Committee chairman next year, but he didn’t commit to Medicare for All, a longstanding policy goal for progressives, during a briefing Monday. Wyden told reporters in the Capitol…
Farmers had a slow start to harvest in Iowa following an abnormally wet September that kept combines parked. The first week of November was also unseasonably wet, leaving farmers less than two days suitable for field work, according to the latest crop progress and condition report. The weekly report, published by the…
Iowa Gov.-elect Rob Sand announced new members of what he termed his “tripartisan” transition team Monday — including a Republican and an independent. Sand, the Democratic candidate who won the Nov. 3, 2026 election to become Iowa’s next governor, discussed his leadership team during a news conference at the Iowa…
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Monday welcomed 11 newly elected Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol, following midterm elections in which his party flipped both chambers in Congress. “Last week the American people put Donald Trump and the GOP on blast,” Schumer, a New York Democrat, said on the…
A Dallas County lawyer who has been sanctioned in seven previous disciplinary cases has now had her license suspended for 90 days. The board alleges that between June 2025 and April 2026, it opened investigations of five separate complaints alleging attorney Alexandra Maria Nelissen of Clive had engaged in misconduct…
The Iowa Board of Medicine is fighting to sanction an emergency room physician who allegedly “drank to excess and used cocaine, opiates, mushrooms, and marijuana,” often within 24 hours of working. According to the Iowa Board of Medicine, Dr. Chad Becker, who once practiced at UnityPoint Health’s Iowa Methodist…
CyRide, the bus system in Ames, has updated its firearms policy amid a lawsuit from an Iowa State University student who alleges the bus system’s former firearms ban went against Iowa code. In a Nov. 5 meeting, the Ames Transit Board unanimously adopted a motion to change CyRide policies “insofar as they prohibit the…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday his mass deportation campaign, which helped propel his return to the Oval Office, had gone too far and potentially led to Republicans losing the U.S. House and Senate in the midterm elections. “I think it might be too tough, yeah,” Trump said…
The University of Northern Iowa will soon offer students access to secure virtual environments with the goal of allowing them to explore hands-on tools and projects simply and safely. The Cedar Falls university announced in a news release Monday it has received a $294,000 grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust…
The U.S. Department of Justice is dismissing a lawsuit that tried to force California to set aside the ballots of suspected noncitizen voters, marking the formal end of the Trump administration’s most aggressive effort to control vote counting in the lead-up to the midterm elections. The Justice Department filed a…
A new federal report released the week before Tuesday’s midterm elections found that Americans experienced declines in several categories of violent and property crime victimization in 2025, including aggravated assaults, burglaries and motor vehicle thefts. The preliminary survey findings from the U.S. Bureau of…
Iowa Down Ballot 11/7/26 by Iowa Writers Collaborative Get the lowdown on what happened on Election Day from our crack team of Kathie Obradovich, Laura Belin, and Eric Woolson. Read on Substack Mopping up the midterms: Kathie Obradovich, Laura Belin and Eric Woolson break down the blue wave in Iowa, consequences of…
WASHINGTON — Voters may have given Democrats control of Congress in the midterm elections, but Republicans will remain in charge of both chambers during the lame-duck session that spans November and December. The relatively brief five-week schedule, which begins Monday, gives GOP leaders a chance to wrap up unfinished…
Voters in four states — Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska and Washington — passed measures to restrict transgender athletes’ participation in sports, a key policy focus of the Trump administration. Colorado, Nebraska and Washington’s measures were ballot initiatives, while Arizona reached the ballot by way of the…
State and local offices have launched an audit into more than 2,000 midterm election ballots left uncounted in Johnson County, though race outcomes are not expected to change. According to a Friday afternoon joint statement from Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Johnson County Auditor Julie Persons, an official in…
Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley said Friday he does not believe a special legislative session will be called before Gov.-elect Rob Sand takes office in January. Though Republicans maintained majority control over both chambers of the Iowa Legislature in the 2026 election, state lawmakers will no longer be working with…
Iowa Gov.-elect Rob Sand, emphasized Friday that his priorities, and those of Iowa lawmakers, will need to be the product of collaboration now that Republicans’ trifecta majority has been divided. “We don’t elect a dictator, right? We don’t elect a king or a queen,” Sand said during the taping of “Iowa Press” on Iowa…
WASHINGTON — The chair of the campaign arm for U.S. House Democrats said during a Friday press conference that this week’s midterm elections resulted in an overwhelming blue wave because of Latinos. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene said majorities won in the House and the Senate by…
The overseeing committees for the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa moved ahead two candidates for the center’s top role Friday after a finalist’s rejection of a job offer caused a national search to continue. Members of the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa’s executive…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday he will elevate Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff, the first shake-up of his administration officials since Democrats trounced Republicans in the midterms. Former Chief of Staff Susie Wiles will move to the “Trump Political Operation,” the president…
State licensing officials have issued a warning to an Iowa nurse for her role in the death of a nursing home resident. The board alleges that Elaine Allison, aka Elaine McCoy, of Beacon was working as a licensed practical nurse at the Oskaloosa Care Center on Sept. 6, 2025, when there was a serious medical
The top U.S. health official visited a ranch near Bismarck Thursday where he talked about the importance of soil health for human health. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at a roughly 90-minute roundtable on regenerative agriculture at the Black Leg Ranch east of Bismarck. Reporters…
Millions of voters in 11 states approved tougher criminal penalties and more bail restrictions in Tuesday’s midterm elections, while rejecting efforts to roll back marijuana legalization and expand cooperation with federal immigration authorities. The results reflected a mixed approach to criminal justice policy, with…
There were 27 instances this summer when a single sample test for E. coli at a state beach came back above the state standard, but state regulators did not issue a swim advisory for the beach. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources tests lake water at state park beaches for E. coli and cyanobacteria toxins
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to establish the Oval Office and White House Cabinet Room as a national monument in order to prevent any major renovations to those spaces that are not approved by Congress. Trump, who tore down the East Wing of the White House to build a ballroom,
After being convicted of stealing the medication of multiple nursing home residents, a nurse from Preston has agreed to surrender her license. In June 2025, licensed practical nurse Jaci Moore, now 33, was charged by Waterloo police with third-degree theft after it was alleged she stole 74 items, putting some in her…
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, 93, does not plan to resign before Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds leaves office, to allow her, instead of Democratic Gov.-elect Rob Sand, to appoint someone to fill his seat, a spokesperson said Thursday. There is no immediate need for Grassley, an Iowa Republican who has served in the U.S…
Alabama Republicans had hoped Rep. Shomari Figures would deliver a concession speech on Tuesday night after the state legislature redrew his district to be more GOP-friendly. Instead, the Democrat declared victory — winning nearly 54% of the vote. “We know what happened with this district,” Figures told supporters as…
The state of Iowa has proposed revoking the license of an emergency medical services provider criminally charged with grooming minors. In September 2026, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services’ Bureau of Emergency Medical and Trauma Services proposed revoking the EMS certification of Jeremy Dean McCormick of…
Despite the blue wave that swept the nation on Tuesday, voters were more cautious about making sweeping changes to their taxes. Most states with tax policy on the ballot saw voters reject large-scale change, though some passed smaller changes or reined in officials’ ability to make changes. “Even though there are big…
In local elections across the country, Americans voted overwhelmingly to restrict the buildout of data centers in their communities. As of Friday, 44 ballot measures to restrict data centers were passed by voters and two held significant leads in ongoing vote counts, according to the tracking website Data Centers on…
WASHINGTON — As the monumental midterm victories set in, Democrats began to talk strategy Wednesday on how to deliver what voters want: lower prices, attainable health care and an end to a stagnant and expensive conflict in the Middle East. Starting in January, the party will control both chambers of Congress, giving…
Iowa voters broke midterm turnout records in the general election Tuesday, with more than 1,380,528 residents casting their ballots. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate told reporters Wednesday the 2026 general election was “the largest midterm in three decades here in Iowa” in voter turnout. This year’s election fell…
Though Iowa Republicans suffered serious losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections, the party appears to have kept control of both chambers at the Iowa Legislature. However, these Republican majorities are smaller than previous years. In the Iowa Senate, Republicans currently hold a 32-17 majority, with one vacancy —…
WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders in Congress have just a couple months to decide how they want to balance investigations into President Donald Trump and his administration with securing his signature on major bills to address the cost of living, a top concern for voters. While Democrats gained control of the House and…
The Iowa Board of Regents’ selection to lead the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa has rejected the role, leaving the center without a director for the near future. Carson Holloway, chair of the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s department of political science and interim chair of the…
John Deere factories in Ottumwa and Clarion are set to be phased out over next two fiscal years as the company looks to “optimize” manufacturing and “improve operational efficiency” according to a Wednesday announcement from the company. The company also plans to move small planter production from a facility in…
WASHINGTON — Winners of more than a dozen congressional and gubernatorial races have broken longstanding barriers of race, gender and sexuality. The results set records for the most Black governors and most women governors, and the first Black woman governor, Georgia’s Keisha Lance Bottoms. Democrats, who flipped the…
Iowa’s public university system saw a combined total of $9.52 billion in actual revenues for fiscal year 2026, according to a report the Iowa Board of Regents will receive next week. The board released its fiscal year 2026 comprehensive fiscal report, detailing revenues and expenditures for Iowa’s public universities…
Ahead of the midterms, Democrats wargamed dozens of scenarios looking at how President Donald Trump might try to undermine the election, everything from seizing voting machines to falsely declaring a foreign attack. But when the blue tsunami arrived Tuesday night, Trump seemed to let it wash right over him. In a…
Democrats have won the majority of governor’s offices for the first time in 16 years after the GOP racked up major losses across the country. Democrats flipped governorships in Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio and Texas and defended competitive races in Maine, Michigan and Wisconsin, according to unofficial results from…
The fingerpointing is coming from inside the house. Vice President JD Vance said in a lengthy social media post Wednesday that Republicans’ shellacking in the midterm elections the night before was mainly due to the administration’s war in Iran. Though Vance sought to soften the blow to President Donald Trump by…
WASHINGTON — Voting ended Tuesday in this year’s midterm elections, leaving officials and volunteers counting tens of millions of ballots to determine which U.S. House and Senate candidates will take the oath of office in January. The post-election process includes numerous steps and varying deadlines for when ballots…
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries got one step closer to becoming the next speaker after Democrats delivered a sweeping victory in the midterm elections. If elected by a majority of House members, Jeffries would make history as the first Black person to hold the gavel. The 56-year-old Brooklynite…
Republican incumbent Roby Smith was leading a tight race against Democratic challenger John Norwood early Wednesday, with all Iowa precincts reporting. Smith had 50.3% of the vote to 49.6% percent for Norwood in unofficial results, with 100% of precincts reporting. That amounts to a lead of over 10,100 votes for…
Democrat Taylor Wettach was leading Republican Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer by a slim margin early Wednesday in the contest to replace Rob Sand as the state auditor. With all precincts reporting, the Associated Press had not declared a winner. Unofficial results from the Iowa Secretary of State showed Wettach had claimed…
Republican Mike Naig was expected to keep his job as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture according to unofficial election results showing him leading Democratic challenger Chris Jones. Results late Tuesday showed a lead from Naig of less than 1%, but as straggling rural precinct counts were tabulated, unofficial results…
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate held on to win reelection over his Democratic challenger, Ryan Peterman, the Associated Press projected, with final precincts reporting early Wednesday. Pate, a Republican had received 53% of the vote to 47% for Peterman in unofficial results, with 100% of precincts reporting. Pate…
Iowa lawmakers are likely to need a supermajority vote to increase personal and corporate income taxes after approval for a proposed constitutional amendment took the lead Tuesday night. Amendment 1 had received 56% yes votes to 44% no votes with with all 99 counties reporting Wednesday morning, according to the Iowa…
Democratic challenger Nate Willems declared victory late Tuesday over GOP incumbent Brenna Bird in the race for Iowa attorney general. Unofficial results show that with all 99 counties having reported, Willems claimed 51% of the vote, while Bird claimed 49% of the ballots. The unofficial tally gave Willems an edge of…
Voters across the country administered a sharp reprimand to President Donald Trump and Republicans who hold majorities in Congress, with Democrats gaining comfortable majorities in the Senate and the House. Several U.S. Senate and House races remained uncalled by The Associated Press as Election Day ended on the East…
Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District will have a Democratic representative as state Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott won the district over Republican incumbent Zach Nunn, according to unofficial results. Iowa Secretary of State figures show Trone Garriott pulled in 54% of the vote to Nunn’s 46%, with all precincts reporting…
Democrat Lindsay James has been elected by Iowa voters to Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District seat, the Associated Press has projected. James has flipped the seat, previously held by Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson but left vacant due to her U.S. Senate campaign, from Republican to Democrat. She received 50% the vote in…
Democrat Christina Bohannan has won the seat for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District after Iowans cast their election ballots Tuesday, the Associated Press has projected, unseating incumbent Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks on her third run for the office. Bohannan received 54% of the vote, with Miller-Meeks…
Josh Turek defeated Republican Ashley Hinson in the U.S. Senate race Tuesday, the Associated Press has projected, becoming the first Iowa Democrat to hold the seat since former U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin was in office. Unofficial results show Turek with nearly 50% of the vote and Hinson with 47% with 97% of Iowa’s precincts…
Republican Chris McGowan has won the race to represent Iowa’s 4th Congressional District against Democrat Dave Dawson, according to unofficial results. Dawson will take the place of U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, who did not run for reelection due to an attempted run for governor. While the district has been redrawn…
Democrat Rob Sand will be Iowa’s next governor, the Associated Press projected Tuesday, ending more than a decade of a Republican trifecta of control at the Iowa Capitol with his defeat of Republican Zach Lahn. The race has received significant attention as it represented a chance for Democrats to break up GOP control…
WASHINGTON — In a stunning upset, Democrats ousted Republicans and flipped control of the U.S. Senate Tuesday night, effectively establishing a barricade for President Donald Trump’s agenda for the last two years of his term. Democrats will now have the power to block many of Trump’s nominees, both executive and…
WASHINGTON — Democrats will regain control of the U.S. House early next year, after voters throughout the country rejected the policies that Republicans and President Donald Trump implemented during the last two years. The Associated Press, which States Newsroom looks to for the projected winner of congressional…
America voted. After the Trump administration pressured election officials, after concerns that armed federal agents would deploy to the polls, after fears U.S. Department of Justice election monitors would intimidate voters — ballots were cast by the millions Tuesday, mostly without incident. Across the United…
Nearly a half-million Iowans had already voted by the beginning of Election Day. The Iowa Secretary of State’s office reported at 8 a.m. that 498,951 early ballots had been received. That exceeds the 497,085 ballots received by secretary of state in the 2018 midterms reported Nov. 5, 2018. Iowa Capital Dispatch staff…
WASHINGTON — Tens of millions of Americans have already cast a ballot in the 2026 midterm elections that will determine control of Congress and shape President Donald Trump’s remaining policy agenda. As of Monday, more than 57 million Americans had cast a vote, according to the University of Florida’s Election Lab…
As broad affordability concerns define elections across the country, voters in several states on Tuesday will have a say on their future utility bills. State utility regulators, who are facing heightened levels of attention and scrutiny amid high prices, are on the ballot in nine states: Alabama, Arizona, Georgia…
After a competitive and expensive election cycle, it’s finally Election Day in Iowa. Voters in Iowa will get to cast their ballots Tuesday for statewide and federal offices, as well as having the chance to weigh in on a proposed amendment to the state constitution and whether to retain certain judges. Iowa is expected…
The ACLU of Iowa has won a preliminary injunction that clears the way for The Satanic Temple to stage a holiday event next month in the Iowa Capitol rotunda. In August, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against the state in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa over the state’s repeated refusal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, mere hours before Election Day in the midterms that will determine control of Congress, denied the Trump administration’s final attempt to force California to set aside the ballots of 20,000 people it suspects are noncitizens. The decision marked a significant blow to President Donald…
More Americans are confident in the integrity of vote counts for the midterm elections than in past election cycles, according to a poll authored by Grinnell College students and faculty. The Grinnell College Poll, delivered every two years since 2018, was administered by YouGov through a web survey in mid-October and…
WASHINGTON — One day before his party is forecast to lose control of the U.S. House, and possibly the Senate, President Donald Trump gathered guests and press at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to tout the “magnificent” renovation of the monument — a monthslong project plagued by algae, reclosure and false…
When approaching another election, I am reminded of a song from “Show Boat,” a play on Broadway in 1927 about the Mississippi River. The lyrics that caught my attention went like this: “I’m tired of living and scared of dying, but ol’ man river, he just keeps rollin’ along.” From one election to another, we,
An Iowa man criminally charged with running an unlicensed hospital in a rural area of Appanoose County is alleging in court that as “a living man” he is not under the jurisdiction of the state’s licensing boards. In August 2026, Centerville’s Old Cabin Retreat, which had allegedly been operating as a hospital or…
American democracy faces one of its biggest stress tests of the modern era, as President Donald Trump’s sprawling campaign for power over elections encounters a firewall of judges, state election workers and voting rights leaders heading into Election Day. A cascade of courtroom losses over the weekend dealt a major…
Funding a trust to support Iowa’s natural resources and water has come up repeatedly on the campaign trail ahead of Tuesday’s elections, but some counties have successfully initiated bond referendums to support projects locally. On Tuesday, Dubuque County voters will be asked to approve an $18 million dollar bond to…
Des Moines University is expanding its partnership with another health sciences institution to provide a path to further education to students pursuing a healthcare career. The Des Moines private university announced in a news release it has opened its Master of Science in Anatomy degree to the partnership it holds…
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to require California to set aside the ballots of suspected noncitizen voters in a last-ditch appeal by the Trump administration to exert control over the state’s vote counting. The request came on the eve of Election Day and as more than 5 million…
As concerns rise about the potential for federal influence over the results of Tuesday’s midterm elections, many voting experts and advocates remain confident that the nation’s highly localized systems of administering and counting votes will persevere. Facing sinking approval ratings over high prices, the White House…
Rob Sand, Democratic candidate for Iowa governor, said Sunday night that whatever his supporters have going on over the next 48 hours leading up to Election Day, it’s “probably less important” than encouraging people to vote. Sand spoke with supporters at an event in Des Moines alongside Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and…
DUBUQUE — President Donald Trump urged Iowans to vote for Republicans in the midterms during a Dubuque rally Sunday, telling voters Democratic majorities would reverse work done by his administration to lower costs and would usher in “socialism.” “On election night, Iowa is going to prove that America does not belong…
WASHINGTON — When the polls close Tuesday night, the 2026 U.S. election will go down as one of history’s most expensive and extraordinarily ugly midterms — galvanizing record-breaking early voter turnout among a deeply divided electorate. Voters on Saturday crossed the high-water mark of 52.7 million early votes cast…
Downstream Missouri River states have worried for decades about receiving an insufficient flow of water from upstream dams. Now they’re worried their share of water could be further diminished by potential pipelines for dry Western states. The concern is the basis of a dispute about the U.S. House version of the…
ANKENY — Iowa labor leaders and union members urged voters at a “get out the vote” event Saturday to elect Democratic candidates in the midterms Tuesday to protect workers’ rights and Social Security. U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek, governor candidate Rob Sand and Sarah Trone Garriott, running for the 3rd…
Iowa Down Ballot 10/31/26 by Iowa Writers Collaborative We’re days away from the election so our all-star team of Kathie Obradovich, Laura Belin, and Eric Woolson give you the lay of the land in all the major races the final stretch. Read on Substack The view from the Friday morning before Election Day: President…
The Trump administration cut naturalization sharply over the past year, leading to accusations it’s holding back hundreds of thousands of people who might have voted in the midterms. It’s hard to say how those people might have voted had they become U.S. citizens. Naturalized citizens voted Democratic for president by…
A nonprofit organization that helps refugees and immigrants in Iowa is being sued for allegedly discriminating against clients who are African, Muslim or disabled. Alaa Elqatary-Reelitz is suing the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. The committee is a…
A federal appeals court on Friday denied a Trump administration demand that California set aside and not count the ballots of 20,000 suspected noncitizen voters, setting the stage for a possible appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a U.S…
Iowa Farmers Union has not endorsed federal candidates for at least 14 years, but is urging farmers to vote for Josh Turek in the race for U.S. Senate, and the rest of the Democrats running to represent Iowa in Congress. Aaron Lehman, Iowa Farmers Union president said Friday “the time demands it” as farmers look
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is rounding out his midterm travel blitz in the final sprint leading up to Election Day on Nov. 3. With just four days to go, the Republican Party is aiming to keep its narrow majority in the U.S. House and control of the Senate. But elections forecasters see a bleak
Two Walgreens pharmacies in Iowa have been sanctioned by the state for negligence with regard to temporary closures and customer service. The Iowa Board of Pharmacy recently charged a Walgreens store in Burlington and a Walgreens store in Fort Madison with negligence in the practice of the profession and failure to…
The Iowa Supreme Court has suspended the law license of a northern Iowa attorney who was the subject of five separate disciplinary complaints. Court records indicate that between October 2024 and September 2025, the Iowa Supreme Court’s Attorney Disciplinary Board initiated an investigation into five complaints…
As the Trump administration waged a public legal fight with California over the ballots of suspected noncitizen voters in mid-October, behind the scenes a federal grand jury in Santa Ana issued a series of subpoenas to election officials in Los Angeles County at federal prosecutors’ urging. The subpoenas demanded a…
WASHINGTON — As of early Friday, more than 46 million Americans had cast ballots ahead of Election Day, eclipsing the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to the University of Florida’s Election Lab. In the 2022 midterm elections, 45.9 million Americans voted early, according to the UF Election Lab…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s rallies in Kansas and Iowa this weekend are back on after initial cancellations, States Newsroom confirmed Friday. The Midwest rallies mark the final sprint to Election Day on Nov. 3 — now just four days away — where the GOP is itching to maintain its narrow majority in the U.S.
Costs are soaring for people who care for their older parents and other family members, according to a new study. Out-of-pocket expenses are nearly 60% higher than they were just five years ago for family caregivers, who now spend an average of $11,508 a year on caregiving, according to a report released this week by
It was another financial institution’s commercial that motivated me to create something different. Two busy white, apparently nondisabled, suburban parents were standing on their carefully manicured lawn talking about how they needed to go to the bank to plan for the future of their adult son with Down syndrome. They…
GRINNELL — With five days left until Election Day, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek visited a farm Thursday to discuss his plans to support Iowa farmers if elected to Congress — a plan he said will not include the “Save Our Bacon” act proposed by his opponent, Republican Ashley Hinson. Farmers Lance and…
The Trump administration’s sweeping efforts to combat noncitizen voting and assert authority over elections came under intense scrutiny in courtrooms across the country on Thursday, as Democrats and voting rights groups alleged federal election interference. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered the U.S…
Four Iowa nursing homes have been cited recently for alleged resident injuries or abuse, with one of the cases resulting in a resident’s death, state records show. According to state inspection reports, a resident of the Laurens Care Center was in the dining room on Oct. 6, 2026, and was heard making “sneezing noises”…
State lawmakers are once again calling upon the Iowa Board of Regents to tighten its restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion content in required courses after a University of Iowa official was secretly recorded discussing the topic. Rep. Taylor Collins, chair of the Iowa House Committee on Higher Education…
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Thursday a temporary suspension of regulations on the number of hours that drivers carrying fuel, diesel and biofuels within the state of Iowa can operate. The proclamation comes in the midst of record high diesel prices across the country and fuel supply shortages in Iowa as farmers work…
Finalized recommendations from the Iowa Medicaid Fraud Elimination Task force include suggested legislative changes to increase penalties for Medicaid fraud, give investigators more authority and add anti-kickback and civil penalty laws. The task force, which was initiated by Gov. Kim Reynolds over the summer…