Johnston High School will officially have a Turning Point USA chapter following Monday night’s school board meeting. The board voted 5-2 to approve Turning Point as an official school-affiliated club. This item was initially presented to the school board on March...
Although the 2022 Iowa legislative session has gone over 100 days—the traditional end date— there's still no conclusion in sight. “Just because they’re narrowing the number of issues that are left to be determined does not mean that they are near an agreement,”...
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is asking Iowa’s federal legislators to step up and support their industry. AEM is an organization that represents construction and agriculture manufacturers including Iowa notables such as John Deere and Vermeer....
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Rep. Cindy Axne (D-Iowa) held a press conference Thursday to discuss the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, what it has done for Iowa—and other rural areas—and what it will do in the future....
Iowa Senate Republicans passed an amended child-care bill on Monday that included language to address daycare worker shortages by putting teenagers to work. House File 2198 allows 16- and 17-year-old employees and substitutes at child care centers to watch...
In light of recent education bills at the Iowa Legislature, whether it’s promoting vouchers for private schools or restricting what teachers are allowed to mention in class, many Iowa students are getting fed up. And they're standing up. Friday afternoon in...
In an effort to drive down gas prices and support rural America, President Joe Biden announced waiving the summertime ban on E15 fuel while he visited POET Bioprocessing, an ethanol plant outside of Menlo on Tuesday. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will...
A little more than a year after it was passed, more Iowa communities are starting to approve the use of American Rescue Plan money for projects Some of these projects aim to solve problems related to water, public safety, and other social services. In many cases,...
Everyone knows Iowa has a child-care problem and yet, little progress has been made to solve it. Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D-Cedar Rapids), an early childhood educator for about 15 years, said the crisis has existed for her whole career. She said it took parents leaving...
At Monday's Ankeny School Board meeting, community members spoke in favor of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) position the district removed a job posting for. The new DEI position was supposed to increase the district's ability to handle the diverse needs...
