Iowa House Democrats economic plan hits on a host of issues they say will help working families survive Iowa’s worst in the nation economy. Iowa House Democrats unveiled a sweeping agenda Wednesday that would dramatically reshape the state’s approach to worker...
I appreciate Sam Cohen January 12, 2026, essay, “All about Arabella Mansfield and 3 other Iowa women to made history.” Yet I must object to Cohen’s third paragraph in her discussion of Carrie Chapman Catt.
Iowa Worker's Almanac layoffs and news briefs for Jan. 15, 2026:
Companies don't generally want the bad press that goes along with big layoffs. So some are trying something new, "rolling layoffs," and it may be even more insidious.
Iowa animals have been going viral for over a decade. Here are some of the state’s biggest animal stars.
Iowa lawmakers are racing to cut property taxes. One proposal would take funding powers away from your local school board. Iowa lawmakers say they want to cut your property taxes. That part's easy to promise. The hard part is deciding how to do it and what services...
A staffer for Gov. Kim Reynolds denied a local journalist access to an official press briefing before the Condition of the State address yesterday. Laura Belin, who runs liberal website Bleeding Heartland, said this has happened multiple times, even though she is a member of the Iowa Capitol Press Association.
Property taxes. Cancer fighting funding. And over the counter Ivermectin? Zachary Oren Smith tuned in to Gov. Kim Reynolds' Condition of the State address. Here's what you missed.
Iowa has some of the worst water quality in the nation, and the pollution impacting us has been linked to the state's cancer crisis. Iowa Senate Minority Leader Janice Weiner discusses how the state legislature can begin to address these issues so all Iowans have access to clean, safe water.
Speaker of the Iowa House Pat Grassley said even though Gov. Kim Reynolds didn't mention eminent domain in her Condition of the State speech, the issue is still a priority for the state legislature.
Last year, a bill restricting the use of eminent domain to build carbon capture pipelines caused division among the state's Republican supermajority. The bill passed the House and the Senate, but Gov. Reynolds vetoed it.
