There are 55 bond measures on the ballot for Iowa’s Nov. 4 election. Of those, 41 come from school districts that need improvements and renovations beyond what the state education budget can cover. It’s one of the largest bond cycles in state history—but what’s driving it?
Thousands of dollars worth of ground pork were donated to local food banks. Here are all the details.
Former Iowa House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst has spent a lot of time talking to Iowa farmers during her campaign for US Rep. Zach Nunn's seat. And the farmers have largely agreed: Trump's tariffs are bad for business.
Check out the full interview here: https://youtu.be/TiceT99viFY?si=_FRhgWxDqYmp1ip_
Iowa working family advocates are calling on lawmakers to expand a measure that provides paid leave for state employees who are sick or taking care of loved ones.
Open enrollment starts in 2 days. And 137,000 Iowans are about to see their healthcare premiums double—or worse. Rep. J.D. Scholten and Senate Democrats are sounding the alarm. Here's what's at stake.
More uninsured Iowans means more medical debt, more crowded rural ERs, more families paying healthcare costs on credit cards.
The government shutdown is holding up food assistance. Health care subsidies threaten to make the Affordable Care Act unaffordable for many Iowans. State Senate hopeful Renee Hardman of West Des Moines says she is running to protect the supports many Iowans depend on.
Hardman is running in a Dec. 30 special election for Iowa Senate District 16, a seat left vacant following the death of Sen. Claire Celsi.
Iowa's DOGE task force recommended changes to the public employee pension system.
If democracy is really backsliding, what takes its place? In this week's Civics 101 series, written by COURIER Newsroom's Ryan Pitkin and voiced by Iowa Starting Line's Amie Rivers, we explore the different flavors of oligarchy.
It's no secret that many industries lean on undocumented workers to meet their needs. In an era of mass deportations, wage theft is still occurring and some employers are counting on workers being too scared to come forward.
