2+ hour, 3+ min ago   (270+ words) Former University of Iowa professor and water scientist Chris Jones has announced he's running for Iowa secretary of agriculture. Jones, a Democrat, retired as a research engineer from the University of Iowa's Institute of Hydraulic Research in 2023. He co-founded the…...

21+ hour, 59+ min ago   (357+ words) A Trump administration official has confirmed to NPR that sweeping cuts to mental health and addiction programs worth more than $2 billion are being reversed. Letters terminating funding went out late Tuesday night, sending shockwaves through the country's public health system....

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (685+ words) Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen asked for judicial pay increases and a reorganization of the state's magisterial system in her sixth address to the Legislature on Wednesday. In her annual Condition of the Judiciary speech, Christensen also urged…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (970+ words) Gov. Kim Reynolds laid out her agenda for her final legislative session Tuesday evening, including a plan for $3 billion in property tax relief, requiring Iowans to swear they are U.S. citizens when registering to vote and banning certain food dyes from…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (98+ words) Legislative leaders eye property taxes, crime this session'Iowa Public Radio Legislative leaders eye property taxes, crime this session An eminent domain bill targeting carbon capture pipelines passed the Iowa Legislature last year, but was vetoed by Gov. Kim Reynolds. This…...

3+ day, 37+ min ago   (710+ words) State lawmakers returned to the Iowa Capitol Monday to kick off the 2026 legislative session. Party leaders gaveled in Monday morning and gave speeches outlining their legislative priorities for this session. Senate Republican leaders wasted no time putting forward their plan…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (775+ words) State lawmakers are gathering at the Iowa Capitol on Monday for the first day of Iowa's 2026 legislative session, where they will spend the next few months debating and passing new laws and deciding how to spend Iowans' tax dollars. The…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (633+ words) CAIRO " Yemen's Southern Transitional Council and its institutions will be dismantled effective Friday, the group's secretary-general said after weeks of unrest in southern areas and a day after its leader fled to the United Arab Emirates. Abdulrahman Jalal al-Sebaihi, speaking…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (890+ words) Minnesota law enforcement and the FBI are investigating an ICE officer's fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman. And, Health Secretary RFK Jr. unveils new dietary guidelines for Americans. Community reacts to ICE shooting in Minnesota. And, RFK Jr. unveils new…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (80+ words) What does the future of Venezuela's oil look like?Iowa Public Radio What does the future of Venezuela's oil look like? Here & Now's Indira Lakshmanan talks with former Ambassador to Venezuela Patrick Duddy about the oil sector in Venezuela, what…...