4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (513+ words) A coalition of Iowa organizations launched a campaign Wednesday opposing the Nov. 3 ballot issue that will ask Iowa voters whether to amend the state constitution to require a two-thirds majority vote of lawmakers to raise state personal and corporate income…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (388+ words) A new campaign ad in Iowa's attorney general race accuses Democratic candidate Nate Willems of voting against mandatory monitoring for convicted sex offenders and warns that, if Willems "had his way," a convicted predator could be living near children without…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1241+ words) Every August, for over half a century, Iowa Department of Natural Resource staff have set out along gravel roads at dawn, armed with a set of binoculars and, now, an interactive logging application, to survey the landscape for pheasants and…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (57+ words) KCCI Ray Gaesser, a longtime Iowa farmer and biofuels advocate, has died following a farming accident, according to his Facebook page. Gaesser, a farmer from Corning, was the former president of the American Soybean Association. Gov. Kim Reynolds said Gaesser…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (121+ words) A report from Common Sense Institute Iowa shows a decline in K-12 public school enrollment and a rise in administrative staffing over the past decade. A new report from Common Sense Institute Iowa reveals that while K-12 public school enrollment in Iowa…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (245+ words) Iowa farmers and business leaders are closely monitoring the escalating trade dispute with Canada, which could affect the state’s economy and its largest export market. “We promote and sell a lot of products, ag products to Canada,” said Rod Pierce,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (401+ words) A new state law addressing student disruptions in the classroom takes effect for the upcoming school year. Senate File 2428 was passed by lawmakers and signed by the governor this year. This gives educators rights in the workplace and protects students…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (314+ words) The Iowa Department of Agriculture is expanding a program to help farmers convert unproductive crop land into pasture, aiming to improve water quality and support the cattle industry. The initiative, called the Cattle and Conservation working lands program, is now…...