Iowa Business Council members optimistic about next six months
The Iowa Business Council’s first quarter survey shows optimism for the next six months, though numbers are down compared to last year. IBC president Joe Murphy says the survey measures
The Iowa Business Council’s first quarter survey shows optimism for the next six months, though numbers are down compared to last year. IBC president Joe Murphy says the survey measures
A bill on its way to the governor’s desk would give Iowa election officials more ways to check the citizenship of registered voters. Senator Ken Rozenboom, a Republican from Oskaloosa,
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he’ll continue drumming up support for his bill that would limit a president’s power to impose tariffs, even after President Trump vowed he’ll veto the
Buds are beginning to pop on trees across Iowa and the green grass is starting to come up, meaning, spring allergy season is also upon us, and doctors are offering
The Iowa Senate has sent the governor a bill to lower the minimum age for possessing a handgun from 21 to 18. Senator Scott Webster, a Republican from Bettendorf, said
A two-month-long stalemate among House and Senate Republicans over general state funding for students in Iowa’s K-12 schools has been resolved. All but one Republican in the Iowa Senate have
The Avenue of the Saints between Charles City and Nashua (Highway 27) is back open after being closed for eight hours by a fire at Hawkeye Mold and Design. Charles
A legislator who’s been a volunteer fire fighter for 33 years is sponsoring legislation that could lead to a five-hundred dollar property tax credit for first responders who are volunteers.
Gasoline prices in Iowa have crept up slightly in the past week, but some states are seeing pump prices jump as much as 30-cents since the start of April —
A former Iowa congressman who represented northeast Iowa for 16 years will be retiring after leading the national association for credit unions for over a decade. Jim Nussle was first

