The final monthly survey of supply managers for 2024 in Iowa and eight other Midwestern states finds the state and regional economies continuing to struggle. The Creighton University survey for December scores the economies on a zero-to-100 scale, with 50 being growth neutral. Iowa’s score fell below 41, which shows the state’s economy is slumping. […]

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






