DES MOINES— Governor Reynolds will convene the General Assembly of Iowa on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., for a special session with the sole and singular purpose of enacting amendments to the state’s Major Economic Growth Attraction (MEGA) program. Governor Kim Reynolds and Mesabi Metallics Chairman Rewant Ruia joined President Donald Trump yesterday […]
by Shauneen Miranda, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 28, 2026 WASHINGTON — A bipartisan measure to overhaul the college sports landscape got a step closer to becoming law Monday after passing the U.S. Senate. The bill — which sailed through on a 77-22 vote — would set a national framework for college athletes’ compensation, provide certain […]
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 28, 2026 In typical years, according to crop progress and condition reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, farmers have harvested about 10% of corn acres and 15% or more of soybean acres by the end of September. The latest USDA report, however, shows just 3% of soybean […]
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 14, 2026 As most of Iowa saw heavy rainfall over the past week, about 2% of Iowa’s corn acres have been harvested, according to the latest crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The report for the Sept. 7-13 reporting period noted 38% of […]
by Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 11, 2026 Iowa State University faculty and students who have spent their time diving into the incredibly fast-paced world of artificial intelligence tools turned their efforts to keep up with the latest news into a website they hope helps others do the same. ISU computer science professor Wei […]
by Ashley Murray, Shalina Chatlani, Shauneen Miranda and Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 11, 2026 Powerful U.S. officials past and present faced families, survivors and first responders Friday at ceremonies to honor the 25th anniversary of the day 2,977 Americans died in terrorist attacks in Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania. At the Pentagon, Condoleezza […]
by Amanda Watford, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 11, 2026 Twenty-five years after 9/11, the surveillance infrastructure built and expanded in its aftermath has become part of a far larger digital ecosystem — producing tools that can collect and analyze information on a scale unimaginable in 2001. The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, did more […]
by Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 8, 2026 State and federal officials connected to U.S. space exploration detailed plans of eventual moon habitation Tuesday to a room packed to the brim with Iowa State University students, hoping to entice their interest in using their education to aid in the newest space race. National Aeronautics […]
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 8, 2026 PALO — The U.S. Department of Energy has closed on a loan of up to $1.9 billion to support the restart of Iowa’s only nuclear energy station, Duane Arnold Energy Center. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy James Danly said Tuesday in Palo the “unmothballing” of sites […]
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 7, 2026 Every August, for over half a century, Iowa Department of Natural Resource staff have set out along gravel roads at dawn, armed with a set of binoculars and, now, an interactive logging application, to survey the landscape for pheasants and other wildlife. Todd Bogenschutz, an upland […]
