The number of businesses listed on the state’s “Choose Iowa” website has doubled since January. The online marketplace was created during the pandemic when demand for locally raised food rose. “I want to encourage Iowans — shop local,” Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said at a recent event at a butcher shop. “…You can […]

Bill makes smuggling undocumented immigrants a crime in Iowa
Human smuggling of undocumented immigrants — to conceal them from law enforcement — would become a crime in Iowa if a






