The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship reports the first case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza for 2025. (Photo by Stephen Ausmus/USDA) The
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U.S. House Republicans seeking to settle debt limit alongside border, taxes
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson at a press conference on Jan. 7, 2025. Johnson said he intended to address the country’s debt limit through the
Teacher, paraeducator training grants awarded to 11 school districts
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced in a news release that 11 school districts will receive grant funding through the Teacher & Paraeducator Apprenticeship Program. (Photo by
Iowa Capital Dispatch celebrates 5th anniversary
Iowa Capitol on Jan. 10, 2024. (Photo by Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa Capital Dispatch on Tuesday marked the fifth anniversary of its launch on
Winter Bird Feeding
Providing Backyard Entertainment while Enhancing Cold Weather Survival By Lowell Washburn If you enjoy feeding backyard birds, you’re not alone. Somewhere in the vicinity
Iowa-licensed doctor charged with sex crimes, others accused of incompetence
The Iowa Board of Medicine regulates the state’s medical profession as part of the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing. (Photo by Getty Images,
Democrats object to Trump’s expected pardons of Jan. 6 defendants
Rioters are shown inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin
Biden pledges federal help for New Orleans terror investigation
An FBI agent takes a photograph on Bourbon Street in New Orleans after officials say a driver killed at least 14 people driving into the
‘The shield that protects our democracy’: Democrats celebrate Biden judicial nominations
President Joe Biden is joined by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., during a celebration of
Some in the venture capital community backed Trump. Here’s what’s next
by Paige Gross, Iowa Capital Dispatch November 24, 2024 Some venture capital investors, who have funded the tech boom in Silicon Valley and beyond, say