by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 18, 2026 Republican gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn said Tuesday that Iowa’s cancer crisis was one the reasons he entered the race and said regardless of party, it’s a problem that has to be solved. Lahn spoke in Urbandale with cancer survivors and volunteers with the American Cancer Society […]
by Joanna Schroeder, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 18, 2026 NEVADA — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand did more listening than talking Tuesday during a meeting with members of Iowa’s ethanol industry at Lincolnway Energy in Nevada. Sand participated in a briefing and toured the biorefinery, which came online in 20o6, as part of his 100 Town […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 17, 2026 U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Iowa State Fairgoers Monday he honored the Iowa soldiers killed in Kuwait, while saying the U.S.-Iran conflict was necessary to keep Americans safe. The defense secretary also spoke on the anti-DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) policies and other changes made […]
by Sam Gauntt, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 15, 2026 The Democratic National Committee on Saturday approved by voice vote its lineup of six early primaries for the 2028 election cycle, kicking off with South Carolina and Nevada. DNC Chair Ken Martin said during Saturday’s meeting that the early lineup reflects the diversity of the party’s […]
Former Iowa governors Terry Branstad and Tom Vilsack joined former U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Quinn to mark 20 years of the Iowa Hunger Summit and its bipartisan work to address food insecurity.
owa will stop using Social Security survivor benefits to help pay foster care costs and will instead preserve the money for eligible children to use in the future.
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 21, 2026 New modeling from the U.S. Geological Survey shows nutrient loads in rivers across the nation increased between 2000 and 2020, largely due to nutrients stored in the landscape from past seasons and current season agriculture nutrient applications. The research, according to USGS, shows why “water‑quality improvements […]
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 20, 2026 Temperatures across Iowa were, on average, more than 5 degrees Fahrenheit above the climatological normal over the past week, and the statewide average precipitation was near zero according to the weather and crop report from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship for July 13 […]
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 13, 2026 After several weeks trailing last year’s pace and the five-year average, corn development in Iowa has jumped ahead according to the latest crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. According to the report, 38% of Iowa corn acres were silking as of […]
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 8, 2026 A report from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources shows Iowa had 36 nitrate-related drinking water violations in 2025, which is more than double the number reported in 2024. Each year, DNR submits a compliance report to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency detailing violations of federal […]
