Iowa Republican lawmaker Rep. Charley Thomson, at a press conference Monday, called on Summit Carbon Solutions to withdraw its already-approved permit application to build a carbon sequestration ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - Regardless of whether you own your home or rent, you could get property tax relief, Iowa Democrats say following the release of their new plan.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Iowa Republican lawmakers held their first subcommittee hearings on a significant overhaul of the state's property tax system. The proposal aims to eliminate the state's rollback mechanism, which ...

Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, said she fully intends to continue hosting public town halls across northeast Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, despite instructions from ...

The U.S. Department of Education reopened applications for a handful of its student loan repayment plans after a February court ruling resulted in the department pauseing incoming applications.

Iowa firms shed 1,100 jobs in February, ending a three-month streak of jobs gains, new data from Iowa Workforce Development shows. The job loss in February was mostly fueled by lower-than-expected ...

DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) says modest job growth across many private industries kept the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment and labor force participation rates steady ...

Data on federal individual contributions downloaded from the Federal Election Commission on 02/06/2025. State and local contributions are uploaded on a rolling basis. Federal law prohibits the use of ...

National Republican leaders are advising lawmakers to avoid coming face to face with constituents to avoid confrontation, but Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley isn't following that advice. The Iowa ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Senate took up a bill on Tuesday that aims to get rid of diversity, equity and inclusion offices or hirings in local government in the state. The bill says that a county, ...