Regents Cut State University Budgets $65.4 Million

The Iowa Board of Regents on Wednesday unanimously approved a $65.4 million budget cut for the state universities for next year.

Gov. Kim Reynolds Sets Thresholds For When Schools Can Close Due To COVID-19

Reynolds detailed plans Thursday for what school districts should do if a student tests positive or the community spread is high.

Confirmation In Doubt For Controversial Pentagon Nominee Tata After Senate Cancels Hearing

Backlash against Anthony Tata, the former North Carolina official chosen for a Pentagon position, has cast doubt on his nomination.

At Least 85 Residents And Workers At State-Run Facilities Have Tested Positive For COVID-19

At least 85 residents and workers at state-run care facilities have tested positive for COVID-19.

Seven More Iowans, Including Four Nursing Home Residents, Die Of COVID-19

Another 339 Iowans were confirmed as infected with COVID-19 on Monday, and seven more Iowans died.

Grassley Seeks $3 Billion For Ethanol Interests

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley is lobbying to allocate at least $3 billion to ethanol interests from a a $20 billion pot for agriculture.

Four Lawsuits That Challenge Trump’s Federal Agents In Portland Test Issues Other Cities Will Likely Face (Opinion)

COMMENTARY: Trump has announced that the U.S. Department of Justice will send a “surge of federal law enforcement” into American cities.

Linn Auditor Completes Mailing Of Absentee Ballot Request Forms Despite RNC Objections

Linn County Auditor Joel Miller said he was mailing out a final batch of absentee ballot request forms to voters Tuesday.

Poll: Iowans Predict COVID-19 Economic Recovery Will Take More Than A Year

More than twice as many Iowans say they trust their local governments’ COVID-19 information than trust the federal government’s information.

Iowa Auditor Joins 15-State Investigation Into COVID-19 Case Reporting

Rob Sand has joined officials in 14 other states in a bipartisan audit of the states’ monitoring and reporting of COVID-19 cases.

Iowans Receive ‘Unsolicited’ Seeds From China, According To Iowa Department Of Agriculture

The state of Iowa said it has received about 50 reports of Iowans receiving “unsolicited” packages of seed from China and other countries.

Fertilizer Spill Causes Fish Kill Near Elkader

State investigators found dead minnows, carp and suckers among the dead fish along a three-mile stretch of the creek.

Federal Judge, John Lewis Have Similar Messages On Voting Rights

For 60 years, Lewis expressed his opinions — on segregation, on voting rights, on economic inequality.

Bill To Add Training For Retiring Guard, Reserve Members Clears U.S. House

The National Defense Authorization Act also included Axne’s language to keep the RC-26 surveillance plane in Iowa.

Vaccine Makers Deny Political Pressure In Race For Safe, Effective Shot

Leaders of the companies working on some of the top candidates for vaccines predict they should have shots available by early 2021.

Reynolds’ Decision To Scale Back Testing In Dubuque Draws Fire

Reynolds’ decision to scale back coronavirus testing in northeast Iowa, where infections have been on the rise, is raising questions.

Dot Doles Out $3.9 Million In Volkswagen Settlement Grants

The Iowa Department of Transportation has awarded $3.9 million in grants for 46 projects from a settlement with Volkswagen.

Report: Glenwood’s Disabled Residents At Risk Due To Poor Leadership, Lax Oversight

A review says millions are spent each year on overtime but the home still can’t ensure the safety of the 190 Iowans who live there.

Iowa Constitution Gives Local Leaders Power Over Face Mask Policy (Opinion)

COMMENTARY: What do an unlicensed vehicle and a face mask have in common with a Civil War era judge?

Lulac: Trump Order On Undocumented Residents Will Harm Iowa, ‘Is Wrong In Every Way There Is’

Trump’s order omits from the census data used for reapportionment those individuals who lack “lawful immigration status.”

Iowa Cities Seek More Data To Guard Against Racial Profiling

Local officials pushed Monday for more comprehensive study of data on police stops to guard against bias.

Border Officials Did Not Follow Guidelines On Migrant Children’s Health Care, Government Investigators Find

The U.S. Government Accountability Office, an independent “congressional watchdog,” found gaps in care across border facilities.

Senate Republicans Remix Reagan’s ‘Welfare Queen’ Tale In Latest Stimulus Debate (Opinion)

COMMENTARY: While any assistance programs are vulnerable to abuse, this ignores the fact that 13 million people are looking for work.

State-Run Home In Glenwood Is Cited In Resident Death

The Glenwood Resource Center has been cited by inspectors for failing to provide adequate medical care for a resident who died of cancer.

Iowa’s COVID-19 Numbers Appear To Drop After A Recent Spike

After the number of COVID-19 infections and death spiked in Iowa, the numbers have turned downward in recent days.

Reynolds Orders Iowa Schools To ‘Welcome Back’ Students To Classroom

Reynolds is ordering all Iowa schools to begin the process of “preparing to safely welcome back students and teachers” to the classroom.

Without Ragbrai, Mr. Pork Chop Vendor Says He’ll Have To ‘Tighten The Belt’ This Year

Matt Bernhard’s pink bus and smoky grills typically lure in RAGBRAI cyclists to his pork chops and acreage full of shade.

Lawmakers To Again Consider Mass Mailing Of Absentee Ballot Request Forms

A panel of lawmakers will again consider a proposal to allow the Iowa secretary of state to send out absentee ballot request forms.

State Medical Director: CDC Help ‘Wasn’t Needed’ With Packing-Plant Outbreaks

Emails from federal agencies show that on April 15, Pedati declined an offer of on-site assistance from the CDC.

Lawmakers Approve Statewide Absentee Ballot Request Mailing

The decision was a turnaround from July 1, when the Legislative Council voted down a proposal to allow the mass mailing of request forms.

Iowa Cattle Growers Ask Congress To Address A Beef Over Market Rules

Several members of Iowa’s congressional delegation want to rewrite the rules governing cattle sales in an effort to help Iowa farmers.

Regents Offering On-Campus ACT Tests

The Iowa Board of Regents will offer on-campus ACT tests for Iowans graduating high school in either 2020 or 2021.

The Rent Is Coming Due. Will Congress Offer More Relief As It Gets Back To Work?

Political leaders return to the capital with their sights on a fifth — and perhaps final — round of coronavirus relief before November.

Civil Rights Icon Rep. John Lewis Dies Of Cancer At 80

The Atlanta Democrat was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer in late December.

Fewer Iowa Students File For Financial Aid, Signaling A Drop In College Enrollment

That could mean major financial trouble for Iowa’s public universities, which rely on tuition to financially sustain them.

COVID-19 Deaths Spike In Iowa As Infections Continue To Climb

Eighteen Iowans are reported to have died of the coronavirus on Wednesday, the highest single-day total in six weeks.

Iowa Unemployment Rate Falls To 8%

Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped two percentage points in June, to 8%, the state reported.

Iowa Workers Who Take Leave Due To Virus Likely To Be Denied Unemployment Benefits

Iowans are being denied state unemployment benefits after taking leaves of absence due to fear of COVID-19, newly disclosed records show.

Bill Would Extend Job Skills Training To Guard, Reserve Members

U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne said she has co-authored legislation to extend needed jobs training to members of the National Guard and Reserve.

Iowa New Gun Permits Soar Following George Floyd’s Death, Black Lives Matter Protests

Gun sales and permits were already on the rise in 2020, but those numbers skyrocketed in June with nearly 7,000 newly issued gun permits.