State Rep. Derek Wulf of Hudson will run as the Republican lieutenant governor candidate alongside GOP gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn in the 2026 election. (Main photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital…
Election workers sort ballots at Contra Costa County’s election operations facility on May 27, 2026 in Martinez, California. (Photo by Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images) A U.S. Postal Service rule restricting mail-in…
Olympian David Hearn, center left, walks out of District of Columbia Superior Court with his attorneys after a hearing on Sept. 4, 2026. (Photo by Ariana Figueora/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON —…
Josh Turek, right, visits with Brad Magg at Spring City pharmacy in Colfax, Iowa Sept. 4, 2026 to talk about Turek’s calls for pharmacy benefit manager reform as he runs…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom) The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to overturn a lower court and allow…
Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand speaks with Carolyn Scott, a resident at Frank W. Smith Retirement Center in Des Moines on Sept. 3, 2026. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 29, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom) A federal judge in Maryland Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump’s second attempt to redefine birthright citizenship. In…
Steve Kruse’s Stonehenge Kennels in West Point, Iowa, has been repeatedly cited for failure to provide adequate veterinary care. The two dogs pictured here were suffering from bleeding foot injuries…
Elementary school kids go through the lunch line. Cuts to the nation’s largest food assistance program may cause students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch. (Photo by Marcus…
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins spoke Sept. 1, 2026 at the Farm Progress Show in Iowa. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) BOONE – Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins…
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins rides up to a press conference in a tractor at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa Sept. 1, 2026. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital…
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — As public opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court flags amid decisions that have roiled the…
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, center, speaks at a Sept. 1, 2026, press conference about the risks associated with kratom. (Photo by Clark Kauffman/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Gov. Kim Reynolds joined state…
The U.S. Capitol on March 3, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved a short-term government funding bill Tuesday that would avoid a shutdown this…
Vegetables and lettuces at a grocery store in Michigan. A summer of food recalls, including the record-shattering cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce that has sickened thousands, has raised many…
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