DES MOINES — When working with obese children, nutrition is the first place to start, according to Stacey Milani, a pediatric physician at a MercyOne pediatric clinic in Pleasant Hill.
The White House on Friday said the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services would receive $9 million in a state opioid response money, as part of the $1.5 billion it announced in nationwide funding to help combat the nation’s opioids epidemic.
408,700 student loan borrowers in Iowa, including 248,900 Pell Grant recipients, will see their loans reduced or erased under President Joe Biden's relief plan.
DES MOINES — Iowa’s trouble with brain drain — the departure of college graduates to other states — is not a new issue, but a recent report illustrates just how poorly Iowa ranks among U.S. states.
Iowa’s Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted against a bipartisan bill aimed at shoring up ambiguities and archaic language in the presidential certification process that former President Donald Trump and his allies tried to exploit in their efforts to overturn the 20…
Former Vice President Mike Pence will headline a fundraiser alongside Iowa Rep. Bobby Kaufmann next week in Wilton, marking another visit to Iowa and bolstering speculation around a 2024 presidential run.
DES MOINES — A day after political opponents argued Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Franken should release from legal constraints a former staffer who claimed Franken kissed her without her consent, Franken’s campaign manager said no such legal agreement exists.
DES MOINES — A day after political opponents argued Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Franken should release from legal constraints a former staffer who claimed Franken kissed her without her consent, Franken’s campaign manager said no such legal agreement exists.
Iowa U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson launched new campaign ads portraying the Marion Republican as a champion for working families, while criticizing her Democratic opponent, state Sen. Liz Mathis of Hiawatha, for voting against a bill that lowers the individual income tax rate for all Iowans to a rate of 3.9 percent by 2026.
Removing the earnings cap will increase revenue and bring greater fairness to the system, the Senate candidate said.
A trial is underway for an Iowa man whose confrontation with police created some of the most memorable images from a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol. Jurors heard attorneys' opening statements Tuesday in Doug Jensen's trial in Washington, D.C. A viral video recorded by a reporter’s cellphone showed Jensen running after a Capitol Police officer who was retreating from a crowd of rioters up a flight of stairs. Jensen was wearing a shirt bearing the letter “Q” to express his adherence to the QAnon conspiracy theory. His lawyer said QAnon influenced Jensen's actions at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A prosecutor said Jensen wanted to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's electoral victory.
Iowa election officials say they've had success recruiting poll workers to staff the Nov. 8 general election.
CEDAR RAPIDS — Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Franken says he wants to keep Social Security solvent for future generations and lower the Medicare eligibility age to 50.
According to the report, the person, assumed to be Mike Franken, grabbed the collar of the vest of a former female campaign staffer and kissed her. No charges were filed.
Train shipments of grain, fertilizer, lumber, produce and fuel will not come to a screeching halt on Friday, as a strike that could have idled freight and passenger trains across the state and the country seems to have been averted — for now.
They argue that the law granting pipeline companies right of entry to private land runs counter to the Iowa Constitution's protection of landowner property rights from "unwarranted government intrusions."
Also, Chuck Grassley announces support from coalition of farmers.
Iowa’s Republican U.S. senators shied away from supporting a proposed nationwide ban on abortions when asked about that possibility Wednesday.
Iowa’s Republican U.S. senators shied away from supporting a proposed nationwide ban on abortions when asked about that possibility Wednesday.
The ACLU argues in its filing that the state’s motion to reinstate the law is not permitted by Iowa procedural rules
More than 72,000 Iowans enrolled in a marketplace plan this year, which is more than double what it was — roughly 30,000 — in 2014, according to Kaiser’s data.
A new poll commissioned by Mike Franken’s campaign shows him trailing Chuck Grassley by just 4 percentage points in Iowa’s U.S. Senate campaign.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds joined 21 other Republican governors in signing a letter to Democratic President Joe Biden opposing his plan to forgive some federal student loan debt for some students.
Reports of human trafficking are increasing in Iowa as new training programs and laws kick in to raise awareness of the issue.
With wild birds beginning the fall migration southward, Iowa’s chicken and turkey farmers once again are on high alert for avian influenza.
Iowa politicians joined leaders from around the world to offer condolences and pay tribute to Britain’s revered and longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who died Thursday at the age of 96.
The candidates competing to represent Eastern Iowa’s two Congressional districts are set to debate in late September.
Iowa politicians joined leaders from around the world to offer condolences and pay tribute to Britain’s revered and longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who died Thursday at the age of 96.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said he believes Republicans have good Senate candidates and will win enough seats to control the chamber in the November elections, as a dust-up between party leadership prompted questions over their chances in the midterms.
Kim Reynolds’ first campaign ad of the 2022 cycle was published Thursday.