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Iowa House Democrats tried to add provisions to the House Republicans’ tax plan that would have provided tax credits in a range of areas including child care and emergency service volunteers, but the tax reform bill passed as is after a nearly two-hour floor debate...
Iowans contributed $19,037 to the Canadian trucker COVID-19 protests through a Christian fundraising website GiveSendGo, according to Starting Line analysis of the leaked data from the site. Earlier this week, data from a reported hack of the donation site was leaked...
Under a new proposal, Iowa public libraries may have to create a secondary adult section to keep certain materials away from minors; however, the bill does not specify if red lights or beaded curtains will be required. Rep. Jon Thorup (R-Knoxville) introduced HF 2321...
Once again, Iowa Republicans are challenging federal laws in an attempt to discriminate against a population of Iowans and deny their identities if they want to play sports. This time, Reps. Skyler Wheeler (Orange City) and Henry Stone (Forest City) are championing...
Four Iowa Democrats introduced a bill to phase out Native American mascots in Iowa public and private schools by 2024, which one Indigenous organization said is long overdue. HF 2224 was introduced by Molly Donahue (D-Cedar Rapids), Brian Meyer (D-Des Moines), Art...
Iowa child care providers are speaking out against a new proposal that they say could decrease the quality of care, cause more teachers to quit, and possibly even harm children. House Study Bill 511 would increase the number of children each child care worker could be...
A group of Iowa House members want to brighten up people’s day by making daylight saving time permanent in the Hawkeye State. HF 2015 would end the practice of forwarding clocks an hour starting at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March before rolling the hour back at 2...
Mental health providers willing to practice in Iowa could have part of their student loans paid off. Senate Study Bill 3003 is an attempt to expand mental health care in rural Iowa. The bill would create a program for mental health professionals who agree to practice...
A seventh Iowan was charged for taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. According to the Sioux City Journal, Kenneth Rader, 53, of Sioux City was arrested Thursday and was charged in the US District Court for the District of...
Iowa Rep. Sandy Salmon wants history and social study teachers to teach both sides of any issue deemed controversial—or, just don't teach it at all. The Republican from Janesville introduced a bill Thursday she thinks will provide Iowa students a “nonpartisan...
State Sen. Jim Carlin, a Sioux City Republican who is challenging US Sen. Chuck Grassley in a primary, is starting the legislative session doubling down on spreading doubt and anxiety about COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination in general. His Senate File 2032 requires...
In recent years, some Republicans in the Iowa Legislature have set their sights on legalizing discrimination against LGBTQ Iowans by removing parts of the Iowa Civil Rights Act. LGBTQ advocates and Republican officials themselves have hinted these efforts may go even...
In many ways, Iowa is a pioneer in renewables with wind turbines generating 60% of the state's electricity last year and the state leading the nation in biofuel production. Electric vehicles could be another step Iowa could take in the renewables sector and leaders at...
Roads, bridges, broadband, and sidewalks: That’s just a taste of what Iowa mayors are excited to see come to their cities with the passage of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill. Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act last Monday after it passed...
Iowa labor leaders expect a tremendous boost in construction work and the economy following the signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which will bring about $5 billion in federal money to the state. “This is the greatest single piece of legislation...
A new congressional report details just how bad coronavirus outbreaks were at meatpacking plants in Iowa and across the country. The National Beef plant in Tama, for example, had a 44% infection rate as 379 of the facility’s 857 workers contracted the virus. Across...
Where tragedy and chaos combine, hauntings often follow. At least, that’s what legends say. And Iowa has its fair share. We're all aware of the most famous haunted place in Iowa—the Villisca Axe Murder House. But we wanted to take a look at other sites that might...
Water quality has been a top concern for residents of Des Moines in recent years, and the topic was highlighted often at a recent Des Moines City Council candidate forum earlier this week. Ward Three Incumbent Josh Mandelbaum raised the issue with one of the other...
A month ago, Gov. Kim Reynolds launched the first advertisement for her “This is Iowa” campaign meant to attract people to visit, live, and work in the state. Reynolds is using federal COVID-19 relief funds to air the ads. The commercial shows lush landscapes, water...
We’ve compiled five road trips, guided by Iowa’s scenic byways and reaching all corners of the state, perfect for packing up friends or the family for a tranquil weekend drive—and some tasty stops along the way.
Chris “Chrisco” Hill got his foot in the door of the shoe industry by selling custom-painted sneakers out of his dorm room at Iowa Central Community College. The big reason his work caught on at the school’s Fort Dodge campus was because he served as a walking...
A joint guest column from Iowa leaders on the looming infrastructure vote. To the Iowa Congressional Delegation: We write in support of the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act under consideration in Congress. As leading voices for Iowa’s employers,...
Sioux City School Board President Perla Alarcon-Flory has earned the title of being a trailblazer. In her professional life, the 46-year-old is well-known in the judicial and medical fields as a top-notch interpreter through her business, Perla J Alarcon-Flory LLC....
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...
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 come...
The Sioux City Community School District could be the first Iowa school district to offer rapid COVID-19 testing in its buildings. The only hindrance is approval to use federal emergency funding to buy those tests, according to District Communications Director Leslie...
Across Iowa, schools are seeing and reporting rising cases of COVID-19 among their populations. How—and whether—schools notify parents about positive cases is left up to school districts to decide. So far, many are providing those notifications, but most are only...
Whitewater kayaking is growing increasingly popular in Iowa as parks dedicated to the recreational activity have started to sprout up. Chuck Ungs, a Linn County conservation education specialist, said the whitewater park in Manchester has been helpful for him during...
When asked about signing legislation that prevented schools from instituting mask mandates, Gov. Kim Reynolds said she was acting on the concerns of Iowa parents. “We had kids being isolated because they couldn’t wear a mask,” Reynolds told WHO 13’s Dave Price in an...
Many COVID-conscious Iowa parents were mostly worried about the new school year a month ago, but now they’re frustrated too. For many, they’ve spent the past year at home with their children, limiting trips outside and wearing masks when they did. When they were able,...
