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Governor Reynolds has signed hundreds of bills into law this year, in her final year as governor. Tuesday was the deadline for Governor Reynolds to take action on all the bills that cleared the 2026 legislature. And, barring some sort of special session in the next six months, it’s the last time Reynolds will perform […] View Full Story

Iowa’s largest school district is asking residents for feedback on changes coming soon through what’s being called the Reimagining Education project. The five-year plan will offer Des Moines Public Schools students more interest-based programs, and specialty programming that allow students to explore specific careers. Project manager Bekah Harris says the district is going to renovate […] View Full Story

Two men with careers centered in Sioux City will face off in Iowa’s fourth congressional district in the General Election. Republican Chris McGowan leads the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce and he was unopposed in yesterday’s Primary Election. After McGowan got President Trump’s endorsement in February, the other GOP hopefuls left the primary field. McGowan said […] View Full Story

The nonprofit Disabled American Veterans is holding an information seminar in eastern Iowa Thursday. Senior National Service Officer Audie Thornburg says they will try to answer questions about benefits for members.  “In the last couple of years it’s been mostly the new benefits that have been being passed by VA, like the PACT Act and […] View Full Story

Governor Reynolds has signed a bill that will raise the speed limit on two-lane state highways from 55 to 60 miles an hour. “We heard from constituents across the state that they wanted us to raise the speed limit. I mean this is grassroots driven,” Reynolds said. “…The comments that I’ve been getting and if […] View Full Story

The General Election nominees for statewide candidates in Iowa’s two major political parties are set. Besides the races for the U.S. Senate and for governor, there are five other statewide elected officials. Lieutenant Governor Chris Cournoyer is the GOP nominee for State Auditor. She defeated Abigail Maas, an Iowa County Supervisor, in the Republican Primary […] View Full Story

There will be a rematch in one of Iowa’s four congressional races. First District Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a Republican, will face Democrat Christina Bohannan of Iowa City in November. Both easily beat primary challengers. Bohannan has run against Miller-Meeks twice before and finished 799 votes behind Miller-Meeks in 2024. In the second district, there’s an […] View Full Story

Dozens of residents of the town of Palo, near Cedar Rapids, oppose a proposed Google data center. They’re asking for stricter water requirements, or for the town council to completely withdraw its offer. Palo’s ordinance does -not- require a study to see if there’s enough water for the center without causing negative impacts on the […] View Full Story

Iowa Democrats have selected State Representative Josh Turek to face Republican Ashley Hinson for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat. “Iowa sure does love an underdog and we have done it tonight,” Turek said, to cheers from a crowd at his campaign headquarters in Des Moines last night. “After 10 months traveling this state and hundreds […] View Full Story

Businessman and first-time candidate Zach Lahn has narrowly won the Iowa GOP’s nomination for governor, finishing less than a percentage point ahead of Congressman Randy Feenstra with 98 of 99 counties reporting full results. “Nobody thought this could be done. We were outspent, opposed by the establishment, told to wait our turn,” Lahn said. “Well, […] View Full Story