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Appanoose County supervisor says he had no warning before Centerville clinic closure, no contingency plan for replacing it
Politics
Zach Wahls on the human and economic cost of the war in Iran
Immigration
Josh Turek on ICE: “Fundamentally wrong and un-American”
Environment
Report shows increased nitrates in key Iowa waterways
What a basketball game taught us about Josh Turek
What $1,000 rent gets you in Iowa right now
Solving a crisis without armed police? This Ottumwa woman thinks it could work
Prices up 3.8% from last year, highest since 2023: Iowa worker news and layoffs for May 14, 2026
Centerville clinic to close in July amid growing rural healthcare concerns
New Trump policy could endanger reproductive health care clinics
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Business
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What to know about Iowa’s only pay-it-forward café
OPINION: If Trump really cared about Main Street, Iowa would feel it
Ditch the big brands: 12 Iowa-made swaps for everyday essentials
15 best indie bookstores in Iowa
Cannabis
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Rob Sand unveils cannabis legalization plan, a potential solution to Iowa’s $1.4 billion budget hole
Medical CBD expansion bill passes first hurdle
Her kid needs CBD to control his seizures. A new Iowa law makes it a crime
Harsh: lowa Republicans tried to crack down on THC drinks
Civil Rights
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Iowa asylum-seeker faces deportation to a country he’s never been to
Protests, rallies, and candidate events around Iowa: April 28-May 5, 2026
Criticism at city council meetings is legal, Iowa judge rules
How Iowa’s ‘religious freedom’ law could be used to discriminate
Crime & Safety
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5 of the biggest true crime cases in Iowa history
Davenport building collapse investigation reveals years of ignored warnings and regulatory breakdown
Iowa senators advance crypto ATM fraud prevention bill
Is that a drone or a plane? Experts help explain the differences
Economy
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Iowa’s average farmer is almost 60. The USDA just killed a program to fix that
EXCLUSIVE: Josh Turek launches rural Iowa plan, points to right-to-repair win as proof of concept
More Americans work 2 full-time jobs: News and layoffs from Iowa Worker’s Almanac, April 30, 2026
Luther College student goes to World Bank with big ideas on helping small farmers
Education
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Des Moines Public Schools have lost millions of dollars to vouchers
Don’t be fooled by ‘increased’ teacher pay: Iowa news and layoffs for May 7, 2026
Taxpayer money, private schools: How vouchers stripped Des Moines Public of $47M
Meet the teacher behind one of Iowa’s most in-demand high school choirs
Elections
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Wahls releases economic agenda targeting corporate power, Iowa costs
Opinion: How Rob Sand flipped two key advantages Republicans held in Iowa
Rob Sand proposes term limits, election overhaul as part of accountability plan
Trump tries to take control of Iowa’s ‘secure’ mail-in voting system
Environment
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The alarming truth: Plastics are everywhere, and they’re killing us
Animal sanctuaries in Iowa: 6 spots for a close-up look at some of Iowa’s coolest critters
The wildest April weather Iowa has ever had
Wildflowers in Iowa: Experts share what to know & where to go
Healthcare
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Zach Wahls wants to prevent AI from denying medical care
A rural hospital told Zach Wahls Medicaid was ‘our salvation.’ Ashley Hinson voted to cut it
EXCLUSIVE: Zach Wahls’ healthcare plan takes aim at Medicaid cuts, Iowa’s cancer crisis
Rob Sand wants to end the privatization of Medicaid
Housing
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A private equity firm bought this Iowa mobile home park. Now, residents say it’s sinking into the ground.
Looking for cheap rent in Iowa? Try these 7 cities
8 best affordable places to live In Iowa
Walz and Vance offer wildly different visions for how to solve America’s housing shortage
Immigration
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Iowa asylum seeker from Bolivia to be deported to war-torn Congo
Iowa residents asks courts to intervene after Trump administration cancels citizenship ceremony
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says
An immigration success story in the heartland
Infrastructure
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Lansing bridge — the only Mississippi River crossing for 60 miles — is closing permanently
Biden sets 10-year deadline for cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safer
Opinion: We must help communities that have been left behind, no matter who wins in November
Hy-Vee will close stores in Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Davenport, creating food deserts
Labor
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Here’s how much Iowa’s labor force has shrunk since 2010
What to know about Workers Memorial Day
Brenntag, Snap-On, AE Dairy approve strong worker contracts: Iowa Worker’s Almanac news and layoffs April 22, 2026
Des Moines worker moving to Germany for better health care
LGBTQ
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Iowa bill preventing cities from protecting trans Iowans on governor’s desk
OPINION: Why Iowa deserves a queer library
LGBTQ Iowans are fleeing the state: ‘It progressively got worse’
Iowa becomes first state to cut transgender civil rights protections
Money & Jobs
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No SNAP? How to help fellow Iowans who are struggling for food
150+ interviews, zero job offers: Iowa job market ‘rough,’ says grad
Tips to help manage your buy now, pay later loans
Don’t sleep on these Iowa union member discounts & perks
Politics
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Reynolds-connected lobbyist recruited paid attendees for JD Vance’s Iowa rally on behalf of ‘an ethanol company’
Zach Nunn says families of service members killed in Trump’s war on Iran know ‘it was worth it’
Iowa legislative session ends declaring ‘mission accomplished’ on property taxes and more abortion restrictions
Joe Mitchell took a homestead tax credit in Mount Pleasant while living in Des Moines, records show
Reproductive Rights
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‘I almost died trying to get an abortion in Iowa’—a mother of 4 speaks out
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear
Trump administration revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions
More Iowans leave state for abortion care as demand for help surges
Rural
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JD Vance’s Iowa visit canceled as Trump’s embattled farm bill is ‘in big trouble’
From Minneapolis to your block: Real people are proving politics isn’t just for watching
New report outlines impact of federal policy on rural America, from Iowa to Appalachia
This retired Iowa farmer wasn’t shocked by his cancer diagnosis
Sports
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3 ways to be a women’s sports fan in Iowa right now
Get to know Iowa’s winter Olympians and Paralympians
Kinnick Stadium to host EA Sports tournament to raise money for children’s hospital
Johnston cross-country team goes to nationals for 1st time ever
