The nearest ocean is some 1,200 miles from Iowa, but the audience at tonight’s presentation in Des Moines may almost be able to taste and smell the salt air. On
The Iowa legislature has sent the governor a bill requiring the Iowa DOT to check a federal database if someone seeking a driver’s license or state-issued ID does not arrive
There is no Iowa law or constitutional amendment that declares the date on which each legislative session ends, but a couple of things ended today. April 21 was the 100th
The Iowa House has unanimously voted to send $3 million in state funds to the University of Iowa to support pediatric cancer research and clinical trials. “I’ll be the first
This is National Work Zone Awareness week and the Iowa DOT is participating with their counterparts across the country. DOT Work Zone Operations Engineer Brian Worrel says the driver behind
The governor’s choice to lead the largest agency in state government may not be able to remain director of the Department of Health and Human Services. Larry Johnson’s nomination fell
U.S.D.A. Rural Development recently approve around four million dollars in grants for stations to add infrastructure for renewable fuels. The Iowa director of Rural Development, Mike Sexton, says the funding
The University of Northern Iowa is debuting what it’s calling the Crime Scene House for use by criminology students on the Cedar Falls campus. It’s one thing to watch actors
Weather once again kept farmers from getting into the fields to plant last week. The U.S.D.A. weekly report says there were only three days suitable for fieldwork last week. The
The owners of apartment and condo buildings are urging the Iowa House to reject a Senate plan that would raise taxes on their properties. Multi-family properties are currently taxed as
