A proposed carbon capture pipeline that would traverse through several Midwestern states could face more hurdles in Iowa as a ...

Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday could have been a preview of a 2024 general election debate. Florida Supreme Court to decide on GOP-led 15 week abortion ban The ...

We owe a big thank you to Gov. Kim Reynolds. Why? Because she announced she is not going to seek reelection. She became governor in 2017 and she and the Republican legislature have led our state ...

Two men alleged to have played key roles in the virulent online exploitation network known as 764 have been arrested and charged, and face potential life sentences in prison, the Department of ...

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Kim Reynolds’ signature to become law. For a third consecutive year, Iowa lawmakers are trying to agree on legislation that would determine how more than $50 million in opioid settlement funds ...

“I think the Democrats have worked themselves into a bit of a corner,” the writer Brady Brickner-Wood says. “They’re going to need to soul search in a way that’s not just performative ...

Kim Reynolds, who earlier this month announced she will not seek another term. The summer waiver follows ones issued by the Democratic Joe Biden administration in the 2022, 2023 and 2024 summer ...

Partial funding of Title X family planning services has raised concerns, with an Iowa clinic receiving less than half its previous funding. Escucha Mi Voz, a nonprofit organization that works with ...

I am The Gazette’s deputy Des Moines bureau chief covering Iowa politics, including the Iowa Legislature and campaigns. I was born and raised in Davenport and have previously worked for papers ...

I write for Curious Iowa, a Gazette series that answers readers’ questions about our state and how it works. I produce news and feature videos and the On Iowa Politics podcast. Wisconsinite ...

Ben Kieffer joined Iowa Public Radio in 2000 and is host of IPR’s daily noon talk show River to River, which he also helps produce. Prior to joining IPR, Ben lived and worked in Europe for more ...