Vice President Kamala Harris has taken a narrow lead over former President Donald Trump in the latest Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll published Saturday, just days before the Nov. 5 election. The results are a surprising development for the state, which has been largely written off as an easy victory for Trump. He won Iowa […]

Vice President Kamala Harris has taken a narrow lead over former President Donald Trump in the latest Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll published Saturday, just days before the Nov. 5 election. The results are a surprising development for the state, which has been largely written off as an easy victory for Trump. He won Iowa […]

Vice President Kamala Harris has taken a narrow lead over former President Donald Trump in the latest Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll published Saturday, just days before the Nov. 5 election. The results are a surprising development for the state, which has been largely written off as an easy victory for Trump. He won Iowa […]

This week, Paul Pate tried to clean up his mess. Iowas top election officialinsisted at a news conference on Wednesday it is the federal governments fault that he ordered county auditors in this state just two weeks before Election Day to challenge the votes of up to 2,022 potential American citizens. Hes doing […]

This week, Paul Pate tried to clean up his mess. Iowas top election officialinsisted at a news conference on Wednesday it is the federal governments fault that he ordered county auditors in this state just two weeks before Election Day to challenge the votes of up to 2,022 potential American citizens. Hes doing […]

Groups from Iowa and several other states have asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to invoke its emergency authority under the Safe Drinking Water Act and implement a national approach to prevent further nitrate contamination in the drinking water of rural communities. Locally, Food and Water Watch, Iowa Citizens for Community Involvement and other groups […]

Groups from Iowa and several other states have asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to invoke its emergency authority under the Safe Drinking Water Act and implement a national approach to prevent further nitrate contamination in the drinking water of rural communities. Locally, Food and Water Watch, Iowa Citizens for Community Involvement and other groups […]

Federal officials confirmed at a federal court hearing Friday that there are 250 names on Iowa’s voter registry that appear to be noncitizens, but said they have not shared the identities of these individuals with state officials. U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Locher heard arguments in a case brought by the ACLU on behalf of […]

Federal officials confirmed at a federal court hearing Friday that there are 250 names on Iowa’s voter registry that appear to be noncitizens, but said they have not shared the identities of these individuals with state officials. U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Locher heard arguments in a case brought by the ACLU on behalf of […]

U.S. businesses added only 12,000 jobs in October, the Labor Department announced Friday, in a weak final jobs report heading into the final days of the presidential election. But experts say a pair of major hurricanes and labor strikes in manufacturing, hotels, and cargo transport obscure the view of the economy a key issue […]

Republicans are coming into the 2024 general election with significant advantages in the Iowa legislature, but Democrats see seats where they could gain ground by motivating voters on issues like public education and abortion. Similarly, Republicans see some races where they believe their Statehouse trifecta’s track record on issues like cutting taxes could pick up […]

Republicans are coming into the 2024 general election with significant advantages in the Iowa legislature, but Democrats see seats where they could gain ground by motivating voters on issues like public education and abortion. Similarly, Republicans see some races where they believe their Statehouse trifecta’s track record on issues like cutting taxes could pick up […]

Republicans are coming into the 2024 general election with significant advantages in the Iowa legislature, but Democrats see seats where they could gain ground by motivating voters on issues like public education and abortion. Similarly, Republicans see some races where they believe their Statehouse trifecta’s track record on issues like cutting taxes could pick up […]

The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing says it met all federal requirements for the timely inspection of nursing homes during the recently completed federal fiscal year. During the past year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services required state inspection agencies such as DIAL to conduct annual recertification inspections at each Medicare-certified nursing […]

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating and helping to clean up an unnamed tributary of Sevenmile Creek in Montgomery County that had reports of manure runoff this week from a nearby feedlot. The runoff occurred during recent rain events at a small feedlot of around 100 cattle. Kaitlynne Henriksen an environmental specialist with […]

WASHINGTON Before a capacity crowd at Madison Square Garden late last month, former President Donald Trump bellowed that the United States is occupied by illegal immigrants and that he will rescue every city and town that has been invaded and conquered. Day one, if hes elected, will be the largest deportation program in American […]