September 30, 2026

The Winnebago County Board of Supervisors is beginning the process of updating zoning ordinances for solar fields and data centers as well as industrial crypo facilities and battery systems that store electricity from wind turbines. A crypto mine is already operating near the town of Thompson, but concerns about data centers have been raised in […] View Full Story

The state’s public health system is being reorganized to coordinate services across counties in a move that will group public health departments by region. One health department will act as a lead agency and administer state funds to other agencies in its region, and part of each region’s funds will have to cover the lead […] View Full Story

Another Iowa county is considering guidelines for how county employees may use artificial intelligence. Dalton Morrison — the Information Technology Director for Carroll County — raised the issue during this week’s county board of supervisors meeting. “I’m bringing forward this draft of this AI policy to establish that everyone may use AI tools,” Morrison said, […] View Full Story