On April 10, Iowa celebrated its 11th annual Religious Freedom Day at the State Capitol and at Drake University. After men from the Sikh community performed a hymn in the rotunda, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation that states in part that “we all benefit from a pluralistic society where all people can work together […]
Iowa’s 1st Congressional District is the most competitive in terms of fundraising so far this election cycle. (Photo illustration by Getty Images) Iowa’s four incumbent Republicans in the U.S. House have fundraising advantages over their Democratic challengers, but Iowa’s 1st District race is more competitive than the others in terms of fundraising. The three rating […]
Second of two parts Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2018 decision that allowed every state to legalize sports betting, Iowa quickly welcomed the industry. The Legislature passed a bill in 2019 that let casinos offer wagering on games. The bill also allowed casinos to contract with companies like FanDuel and DraftKings to offer online betting. […]
It now looks like we won’t be getting a new state law defining men and women. Iowans will figure that out on our own as we always have, as the rest of the world does. But one of several cynical bills that — happily — failed to advance through the Iowa Legislature’s funnel process attempted […]
By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) – As Iowa heads toward its fourth year of drought, grain farmers prepping for planting next month are facing mandatory water restrictions and livestock producers are searching for supplies. The nation’s top corn-producing state is seeing one of its driest periods going into a growing season, according to Thursday’s update […]
The equivalent of 1.8 million homes were powered by wind electricity generated in central Iowa on March 7. Climate Central’s WeatherPower tool can forecast daily wind or solar electricity generation for states and showed that for March 7, 51,000 megawatt-hours of electricity was generated in central Iowa. To put that in a different perspective, that’s […]
The weather this February was record-setting. Not only was it an exceptionally warm month, it was dry. What about the heavy snowfall in January? January started off hopeful for drought relief. Total snowfall amounted to 27.2 inches. This was the second-most on record for January, amounting to double the normal moisture. That hope has turned […]
The Year of the Dragon began on Saturday, the first day of the Lunar New Year. Students and community members kicked off the holiday at Grand View University with music and festivities for the occasion. The event was organized by the Chinese Association of Iowa, which has hosted celebrations of the Chinese New Year or […]
After pushback to her original plan, Gov. Kim Reynolds has rolled out a revised version of her bill to overhaul Iowa’s Area Education Agencies, which oversee special education services in schools. The legislation lays out several of the governor’s education priorities entering the 2024 legislative session, which she first announced as part of her annual […]
Have you had enough of the cold yet? Well, brace yourself. More is on the way. Dangerously cold conditions to spread across the state, the National Weather Service’s Des Moines office warned. Wind chill values of -25 degrees to -35 degrees are expected Tuesday into Wednesday morning. “A moderating cold air mass across the region […]
Barring an immense polling error, former President Trump will win Monday night’s Iowa caucuses. But the results will offer clues about whether Trump still has an iron grip on his party. Will Trump win by an overwhelming margin, as polling has suggested he will? Or will he win more narrowly than expected, failing to meet […]
Voting begins on Monday in icy Iowa as former US president Donald Trump eyes a victory that would send a resounding message that neither life-threatening cold nor life-changing legal trouble can slow his march towards the Republican Party’s 2024 nomination. The Iowa caucuses are the opening contest in the months-long Republican presidential primary process. Caucus […]