Iowa pork producers can help the hungry in 2024
CLIVE, Iowa - For a second year, the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) is helping the hungry with its Pork in the Pantry program....
Dry today with rain tonight
Enjoy the sunshine and mild temperatures today because changes are on the horizon! Clouds roll in this afternoon with rain expected post-sunset, turning to...
Brenna Bird talks about victims, but leaves reimbursement in limbo
Randy Evans is a retired journalist.Voters have busy lives — families to care for, jobs demanding their attention, bills to worry about. So, they...
House GOP proposes more training for nursing home staff
Republicans in the Iowa House are proposing joint training of state nursing home inspectors and nursing home staff. The twice-per-year training would have to...
Medical conscience bill would allow discrimination and hurt quality of care
Aastha Chandra is a second-year medical student at the Carver College of Medicine and University of Iowa graduate.Her views do not represent the University...
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds rejects summer food program as local resources strain
While fresh fruit might be a household staple for many, it's out of Mandi Remington's budget. The single mom of three and current candidate...
Iowa Gender bill continues to face opposition
(ABC 6 News) - "We as women should not have to share our safe spaces with a man. Period. Ever.". The words spoken by...
Gov. Reynolds requests Presidential Disaster Declaration for 18 Iowa counties
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - On Tuesday, Governor Reynolds requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration for numerous Iowa counties due to significant snowfall during the...
Discriminating against transgender people does not make anyone safer
Laura Hessburg is Director of Public Policy for the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence. This commentary is slightly adapted from comments she delivered at...
Lawmakers consider bill redirecting state funds to homeless camps, parking lots
The bill proposes using state funds for short-term solutions for unsheltered homeless populations through the creation of parking lots, camping facilities and shelters...
