State Auditor Rob Sand says it appears the State of Iowa spent nearly $260 million this past school year to cover tuition costs for K-12 students who would have attended a private school without the state subsidy. Sand, a Democrat running for governor, and current...
Documents obtained by The Cedar Rapids Gazette show Governor Reynolds has signed contracts to pay two companies almost $420 million over the next decade to manage the computers and digital data in state government. Reynolds announced last week IT services would be...
Republican Jim Carlin says he “cannot in good conscience” ask his supporters to vote for U.S. Senate nominee Ashley Hinson, who finished 48 points ahead of Carlin in this month’s GOP Primary. In an statement to supporters, Carlin suggested it’s...
An eastern Iowa plant that has supplied plastic parts to Whirlpool’s facility in Amana will shut down later this summer. Plastic Products has notified state officials its facility in West Branch is closing, affecting 77 employees. KCRG TV obtained a letter to...
Lawyers for the Libertarian Party will appeal decisions from a state panel that would keep three Libertarian candidates off the November ballot. The State Objection Panel has ruled Nicholas Gluba, the Libertarian running for governor, failed to file a document for his...
