Iowa Senate Republicans fill out leadership team
Dec 06, 2022
By Robin Opsahl (Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa Republicans announced the remainder of the state Senate leadership team Monday as the party prepares for its first session in decades holding a supermajority. Iowa Senate Republicans reelected…
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DNC panel bumps Iowa Caucuses out of lead-off role 2024 election
Dec 05, 2022
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) A panel of national Democratic Party leaders has voted to eliminate Iowa’s Caucuses from its leading position in the party’s next presidential campaign. President Biden recommended that South Carolina’s…
State Board of Canvassers certifies Iowa’s 2022 general election
Dec 02, 2022
DES MOINES – Secretary of State Paul Pate announced the Iowa State Board of Canvassers officially certified the results of the 2022 general election on Thursday. Election turnout was the second highest in state history…
Iowa’s governor urging congress to repeal military’s COVID vaccine mandate
Dec 01, 2022
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Governor Kim Reynolds is among 21 Republican governors who’re asking congress to repeal the COVID vaccine mandate for America’s soldiers. Governor Reynolds, in a written statement, said the Biden…
Iowa ‘in a bit of a pickle’ as fate of Caucuses up for debate
Nov 30, 2022
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) A group of national Democrats may soon recommend that another state vote first as Democrats select their presidential nominee in 2024. Former Iowa Democratic Party chairman Scott Brennan is…
USDA expects Iowa corn to average 202 bushels per acre
Nov 29, 2022
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The USDA is predicting the average corn yield in Iowa this year will be 202 bushels an acre. That’s just a couple of bushels short of last year’s record.…
ISU economist says Iowa's economy in recession, held back by tight labor market
Nov 28, 2022
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Iowa State University economist Peter Orazem says while there have been gains, the number of Iowans who are working continues to lag pre-pandemic levels. "If you look at Iowans…
Weather looks good for Thanksgiving travel in the state
Nov 23, 2022
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) Looks like we’ll have a brown Thanksgiving. National Weather Service meteorologist, Dylan Dobson, says the rest of our snow should melt away by Thursday. “So, we’re gonna expect it to…
State Patrol says good driving behavior important during busy holiday period
Nov 22, 2022
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) Many Iowans will be making road trips to see family and friends this Thanksgiving week and they’re being reminded to obey the rules of the road, starting with buckling up.…
Halbur Drops Recount, Concedes to Sand, Says GOP 'Abandoned' Him
Nov 21, 2022
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Republican Todd Halbur has abandoned his call for a statewide recount of his race against State Auditor Rob Sand and has conceded. County officials have been conducting the official…