Republican Eddie Andrews says if he’s elected governor, he’d push to address water quality issues, but would maintain the state’s voluntary approach to controlling nitrogen contamination of Iowa waterways. “They call it kind of the bully pulpit...
The president of the Des Moines Area Community College says he’s “a little concerned” about a proposal that would have Iowa’s 15 community colleges offer four-year degrees. The chairman of the Higher Education Committee in the Iowa House asked...
State prison officials are evaluating the cost of installing air conditioning in the housing units at the state prison in Mount Pleasant. During this month’s Board of Corrections meeting, Iowa Department of Corrections financial manager Steve Dick said the...
The State Auditor’s Office will review the procedures a state agency used to issue a professional administrator’s license to Ian Roberts, the former Des Moines superintendent who faces federal gun charges and is accused of falsely claiming to be a U.S....
Governor Kim Reynolds is reviewing the report from a task force of business leaders she appointed to review state government operations and will submit some of the proposals to the legislature in January. “I have always believed that it is important that we...
