New House higher education committee to review value, 'return …
Nov 22, 2024 · A new committee established by Iowa House Republicans will conduct a “comprehensive review” of Iowa’s higher education system, curriculum and administrative costs, the new chairman says, but the panel is sparking some concerns among students and …
Summit sues a third Iowa county over local pipeline ordinances
Nov 16, 2024 · Deputy Editor Clark Kauffman has worked during the past 30 years as both an investigative reporter and editorial writer at two of Iowa’s largest newspapers, the Des Moines Register and the Quad-City Times.
Miller-Meeks confident in her 800-vote lead in Iowa's 1st …
Nov 6, 2024 · In an address Wednesday, Miler-Meeks said she would be patient in the process of finalizing election results, and that “the reality is, we have to let the process to play out.” “We have a process that we’ve had put in place — and put in place by our Legislature — with voter integrity laws,” Miller-Meeks said.
3 states blunt school choice momentum • Iowa Capital Dispatch
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Iowa community colleges say few changes needed to meet DEI ...
Dec 11, 2024 · Several Iowa community colleges, after reviewing their diversity, equity and inclusion activities to come in line with recommendations from Community Colleges for Iowa, have concluded that they were already on the right track in their mission of supporting all students. The presidents of Des Moines ...
Huge organic farm in Iowa thrives without chemicals
Nov 23, 2024 · In an interview while harvesting soybeans in the cab of a John Deere combine 28-year-old Jack Fehr explained how his family disregarded the typical constraints to organic agriculture promoted by conventional growers and their allies in academia and industry – that converting to organic farming takes too long, costs more, yields less, and can’t be done successfully except on small farms.
Iowa saw drop in abortions following six-week ban taking effect, …
Nov 21, 2024 · Planned Parenthood North Central States (PPNCS) has seen a 64% decrease in abortions performed between June and July — before the law went into effect — in comparison to August and September, according to a report from Iowa Public Radio,. Ruth Richardson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood North Central States, said in a statement Thursday that the new data confirms “what we ...
Miller-Meeks, Bohannan face off on abortion, immigration at 1st ...
Oct 21, 2024 · Though Miller-Meeks was not in the Iowa Legislature in 2018 or 2023, when the two versions of the so-called “fetal heartbeat” law passed, Bohannan said her opponent “touted” the measure on the campaign trail, in addition to supporting a more restrictive abortion ban at …
Iowa DNR releases first county-level deer density report
Oct 11, 2024 · Iowa DNR and Iowa State University researchers conducted a county-specific deer population density and economic impact study.
Miller-Meeks, Bohannan go to the wire in Iowa's 1st Congressional ...
Nov 6, 2024 · Results were pending early Wednesday in the contest between U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democrat Christina Bohannan, a race that some election forecasters said could be pivotal to the control of the U.S. House moving forward.