Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, center, led Iowa’s first Medicaid Fraud Elimination Task Force meeting July 15, 2026. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Members of Iowa’s newly created Medicaid…
An analysis from Environmental Working Group mapped animal feeding operations in the state of Iowa. (Photo by Lance Cheung/USDA) An analysis from Environmental Working Group mapped 15,309 animal feeding operations…
Correctionville is one of several Iowa towns receiving investments from USDA Rural Development to upgrade water infrastructure. (Photo via Google Earth) Several communities in northwest Iowa will get upgrades to…
Former Secretary of Transportation and 2020 Democratic Iowa Caucuses winner Pete Buttigieg speaks July 13, 2026, at a Des Moines rally for state Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott’s bid for the…
Corn tassels appear on a crop in Marshall County, Iowa July 10, 2026. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) After several weeks trailing last year’s pace and the five-year average,…
President Donald Trump speaks at a Freedom 250 Grand Prix showcase on West Executive Avenue between the West Wing of the White House and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on…
The costs of federal budget cuts are like an inverted pyramid, with the wealthiest voters seeing the least economic impact. (Photo by Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch) We all understand the…
President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the sidelines of the G7 Summit on June 17, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Photo by Anna…
The late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, at the time a candidate for president, rides on the back of a golf cart with his sister Darline Graham Nordone, center, during…
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visits Iowa to give the keynote speech at the Iowa Democratic Party’s “Liberty and Justice” fundraiser, Prairie Meadows Event Center, Altoona, July 12,…
Gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa’s annual Lincoln Dinner fundraiser. Hilton Des Moines Downtown, Des Moines, July 10, 2026. (Photo by Kadin Luhmann/Iowa Capital Dispatch)…
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds sits down with Iowa Republican Party Chair Jeff Kauffman for a “fireside chat” at her own “Legacy Tour” at the Republican Party of Iowa’s annual Lincoln…
An immigrant family from Haiti walks towards a gap in the U.S.-Mexico border wall near Yuma, Arizona, in December 2021. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and…
Marco Battaglia, right, and attorney Rachel Scherle attend a hearing to appeal the State Objection Panel’s removal of his name from election ballots on July 10, 2026. (Photo by Brooklyn…
A panel discussed kids’ online safety and artificial intelligence during a conference of Gen Z and millenial lawmakers Friday July 10, 2026. Pictured, from left, are moderator Diana Haber-Daws, South…
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