With Iowa’s winter utility shutoff moratorium ending April 1, Alliant Energy is reminding customers behind on payments that service disconnections may begin this
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An Iowa Senate subcommittee has advanced a bill that would ban public funds from being used for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices or officers at state
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Iowa lawmakers are advancing a bill to lower the legal age to buy and carry a handgun from 21 to 18. Supporters say the change aligns with the state’s definition
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Illinois farmers and environmental advocates are raising alarms after Governor JB Pritzker proposed a 31% cut to the state’s popular cover crop insurance program,
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Iowa’s high school graduation rate has returned to pre-pandemic levels, with 88.3% of the class of 2024 graduating in four years, matching the rate from 2019. The
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Missouri lawmakers are pushing House Bill 850 to speed up childcare licensing amid a severe shortage, where three children compete for every daycare spot. The bill,
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The American Lung Association is urging Iowa lawmakers to raise tobacco taxes, citing its State of Tobacco
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Iowa’s Department of Education has proposed updates to state science standards that replace the term “climate change” with “climate trends” or similar
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Moments after taking office, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe issued six executive orders aimed at reducing crime. Measures include increasing law enforcement funding,
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Iowa has secured federal approval to extend postpartum health coverage for new mothers from 60 days to 12 months, targeting families earning up to 215% of the
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