DeSantis ends campaign days after distant second in Iowa Caucuses
Jan 22, 2024
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has suspended his presidential campaign, six days after finishing a distant second to former President Trump in the Iowa Caucuses. “It’s clear to me that…
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December unemployment dips slightly
Jan 22, 2024
By Dar Danielson (Radio Iowa) Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in December after four months of slight increases. Iowa Workforce Development director, Beth Townsend, says the rate dropped one-tenth of a point to 3.2% in…
Deadline Approaching for Crop Insurance Discount Program
Jan 19, 2024
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today reminded farmers and landowners who planted cover crops this past fall to apply for the state’s Crop Insurance Discount Program ahead of the Friday, January 26…
Education Department Announces 2024-25 STEM Scale-Up Application
Jan 18, 2024
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council at the Iowa Department of Education today announced the opportunity for Iowa educators to apply to expand and launch world-class STEM Scale-Up programs for the 2024-25…
Stay safe on the ice this winter
Jan 17, 2024
DES MOINES -- With cold weather finally arriving in Iowa and freezing over lakes and ponds, ice fishing activity has begun at certain northern lakes. The Iowa Department of Natural Resource (DNR) reminds all anglers…
Trump storms Iowa in historic win in Republican Caucuses
Jan 16, 2024
By Radio Iowa Staff Former President Donald Trump won the 2024 Iowa Republican Party’s Caucuses by a historic margin. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis finished a distant second. I want to thank everybody. This has been…
Survey: Iowa business leaders have ‘robust optimism’ for state economy, future
Jan 15, 2024
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) The latest survey of the state’s top business leaders finds a majority of them remain positive about Iowa’s overall economy. Joe Murphy, president of the Iowa Business Council, says the fourth…
Water Summary Update: Drought conditions persist despite increased December rainfall
Jan 12, 2024
DES MOINES -- Despite above-normal rainfall in December, overall conditions at the end of 2023 remain dry, according to the latest Water Summary Update. December saw 1.79 inches of precipitation, or 0.42 inches above normal.…
Legislative panel reviews proposed rules for Iowa’s six week abortion ban
Jan 11, 2024
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The panel of lawmakers that oversees state agency regulations has conducted its initial review of how the Iowa Board of Medicine intends to enforce Iowa’s six-week abortion ban. The…
Iowa’s governor calls for more tax cuts, teacher pay raises in annual speech to lawmakers
Jan 10, 2024
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Governor Kim Reynolds is calling for another reduction in Iowa’s personal income tax and a 50% increase in the minimum salary for first-time teachers. Reynolds delivered the annual “Condition…