Iowa Expands Summer Meal Sites For Low-Income Kids Iowa allocates funds to expand summer meal sites for low-income children while declining a federal program, raising concerns about long-term sustainability. Top News · Apr 10, 2024
Iowa Repeals Gender Balance Requirement For Decision-Making Bodies Iowa Governor signs bill repealing gender balance requirement in decision-making bodies, sparking debate on merit-based appointments and diversity in gover... Top News · Apr 4, 2024
Iowa Lawmakers Pass Bill that Would Make It a State Crime To Return After Deportation The initiative holds similarities to a controversial SB4 Texas law Latin Times · Mar 25, 2024
Iowa Moves Forward With Anti-Illegal Immigration Bill Iowa's Senate File 2340 addresses illegal immigration by allowing local police to arrest previously deported individuals, sparking debate over public safet... Top News · Mar 21, 2024
Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Suggests Kim Reynolds For VP Former Wisconsin governor suggests Trump consider selecting a current governor as his running mate for the GOP presidential contest. Top News · Feb 26, 2024
Why 15 states opted out of Summer EBT The USDA is expanding food benefits programs this summer in an effort to provide children with nutritious meals Salon · Feb 13, 2024
Governors issued 1,514 executive orders last year—fewer than in 2022 Welcome to the Tuesday, January 16, Brew. Ballotpedia · Jan 16, 2024
Republican candidates converge on snowbound Iowa for first caucus of 2024 Final poll shows Donald Trump on target for record win over rivals Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy The Guardian - US · Jan 14, 2024
Mississippi quits child food program amid Republican ‘welfare state’ attack Critics condemn ‘cruelty’ of state opting out of federal program to feed children from low-income families during summer break The Guardian - US · Jan 13, 2024
Republican governors in 15 states are turning down food money for 8 million children States with some of the highest rates of children living in poverty are rejecting bipartisan aid The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2024
Iowa campaign events are falling as fast as the snow as the state readies for record-cold caucuses Campaign events are falling as swiftly as the Iowa snow as wintry weather hampers both Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis as they clamor for support in the days before Monday’s leadoff presidential caucuses The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2024
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is using a burner account to trash Trump The account had less than 300 followers before it was taken down The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2024
Ron DeSantis wanted to be like Trump. Now he's trying to prove he's not to win Iowa The Florida governor molded himself in Trump's image as he rose in national prominence. Now he has the hard task of being just Trump enough without being Trump himself. WEKU · Jan 11, 2024
Parents of Iowa teen who killed 1 and wounded 7 in shooting say they had 'no inkling' of his plan The parents of the 17-year-old who killed a sixth grader and wounded seven others in a shooting at his small-town Iowa high school last week said in a statement Monday that they “had no inkling he intended the horrible violence he was about to inflict.” The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024
Al Jazeera · Jan 8, 2024 Governor’s revolt: Why Iowa’s Kim Reynolds split from Trump ahead of caucus As the US’s Iowa caucus nears, Reynolds breaks with tradition by endorsing a Trump rival. What does she stand to gain?
The Guardian - US · Jan 7, 2024 ‘It’s a live audition’: Trump surrogates swarm Iowa before caucuses Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz – even Roseanne Barr – stand in for ex-president as his challengers struggle in the polls
The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024 Teen gunman, sixth grader killed and five injured: What we know about the Iowa school shooting Gunfire erupted at Perry High School on a Thursday morning, leaving a child and the suspected gunman dead
Top News · Jan 5, 2024 Attention: Nikki Haley's comments face backlash ahead of Iowa caucuses Join the lively town hall discussions with Governor Ron DeSantis and Ambassador Nikki Haley as they tackle key issues before the Iowa caucuses. A must-watc...
Top News · Jan 4, 2024 Controversy swirls around Nikki Haley's remarks about Iowa caucus In this entertaining and lively interview, Governor Chris Sununu defends Nikki Haley's controversial remarks and shares his thoughts on the presidential race.
The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2023 Judge blocks most of an Iowa law banning some school library books and discussion of LGBTQ+ issues A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Iowa law banning some books from school libraries and forbidding teachers from discussing LGBTQ+ issues
Salon · Dec 27, 2023 Do food insecure kids deserve "welfare"? "This cruel and short-sighted decision will have real impacts on children and families"
WEKU · Dec 25, 2023 Iowa, Nebraska won't participate in U.S. food assistance program for kids this summer The federal program gives $40 per month to each child in a low-income family to help with food costs while school is out. A Democratic Iowa lawmaker called it a "cruel and short-sighted decision."
The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2023 Iowa rejects federal money to feed children struggling with food insecurity Iowa will not participate in a federal program that gives $40 per month to each child in a low-income family over the summer to help with food costs while school is out
Top News · Dec 19, 2023 GOP politicians abandon Trump, support other candidates in 2024 race Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa backs Ron DeSantis, causing a stir among GOP politicians who previously supported Trump. The battle for endorsements heats up!
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023 DeSantis blames Trump for satanic display at Iowa Capitol The Satanic Temple Iowa sparked outrage among conservatives after it set up a holiday display inside the state capitol this month