Gov. Kim Reynolds took a trip down to the US-Mexico border Wednesday to accuse President Joe Biden of being responsible for the surge in migration and not doing enough to handle it. Reynolds denied her visit was a political stunt and said Biden needed to take...
Broadband internet is one of the few issues that garner bipartisan support, which is good news for Iowa but also highlights the state's struggles in that sector. Iowa has the second-slowest internet speeds in the country trailing only Alaska. The Hawkeye State also...
Almost 10 years after it was first passed, funding for environmental projects around Polk County will be on the ballot again in November. The new $65 million Polk County Water & Land Legacy bond will continue the work started by the $50 million Water & Land...
Democrats in Congress are working to pass a bill that includes most of the party's policies to strengthen the social safety net, including improvements and expansions in child care, education, and health care programs. The Build Back Better Act would expand...
As Iowa communities have received federal money through the American Rescue Plan, possibilities have opened up for counties to pursue necessary development or repair projects to boost their cities and towns. The Rescue Plan was passed by congressional Democrats and...
Iowa State Sen. Liz Mathis pushed back last week on Rep. Ashley Hinson's characterization of congressional Democrats' budget proposal as "socialism" for, in part, expanding Medicare coverage, saying Hinson was simply using "a political buzzword" to dismiss the...
Recognizing the increased demand sparked by the pandemic, six Iowa trails are getting federal relief money for repairs, renovations, and some expansion. The COVID-19 Relief Recreational Trails Program was created to offset COVID’s effect on the funding for the...
Iowans seeking out emergency care are increasingly showing up at their local hospital only to be met with long waiting lines for open beds or a scramble to find an available ICU unit elsewhere. However, if you look at the state's COVID data dashboard, you might...
Dr. Jill Biden joined Rep. Cindy Axne for events in Des Moines on Wednesday to promote the third child tax credit payments being delivered today. President Joe Biden’s expanded child tax credit includes higher payments for every child parents have. For families...
Tuesday's Council Bluffs School Board meeting devolved into yelling, a 15-minute recess, and a call to the police over the district's decision to reimplement a mask requirement. From the beginning of the public comment session, the overwhelmingly anti-masking crowd...
