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Rep. Zach Nunn promotes legislation aimed at easing the nurse shortage

U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn (left) introduced legislation Aug. 25, 2025 at Clive Behavioral Health to address the nursing shortage. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

by Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 26, 2025 U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn was at Clive Behavioral Health Monday to introduce legislation he said could help more students earn nursing degrees and allow veteran nurses to become mentors for the next generation — all with the intent of making a dent in the national nursing […]

Trump administration threatens to yank state funds over truckers’ English proficiency

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy rides on a FrontRunner train in Salt Lake City during a media event on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Photo by McKenzie Romero/Utah News Dispatch)

by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 26, 2025 Three states are at risk of losing some federal transportation funding because they are not enforcing President Donald Trump’s executive order that commercial truck drivers must be proficient in English, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. New Mexico, Washington and California will have 30 days […]

Trump creates ‘quick reaction force’ out of state Guard troops for law enforcement

A member of the National Guard stands alongside a military vehicle parked in front of Union Station, near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 18, 2025. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)

by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 25, 2025 President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing state National Guard units to be ready to assist local, state and federal law enforcement, a potential step toward a dramatic expansion of Trump’s use of military personnel for domestic policing. The order calls for Defense Secretary Pete […]

Nearly half of Iowa corn at the dent stage

Corn and soybeans near Lake City in August, 2022. (Photo by Jared Strong/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 25, 2025 Forty-five percent of Iowa corn acres have reached the dent stage and soybeans are just beginning to color, with nearly all, or 90%, of the crop already setting pods, according to the latest crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Corn and […]

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges launches new certificate with industry partners

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is launching a process technician certification program with industry partners. (Photo courtesy of Eastern Iowa Community Colleges)

by Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 22, 2025 Eastern Iowa Community Colleges has launched a new program in partnership with private companies to bolster workforce pipelines and give students a fast path to skilled employment. The community college system announced in a news release this week nine students will start classes next week in […]

USDA restricts funding for wind and solar projects, points to protection of prime farmland

A small solar field in Boone. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 22, 2025 The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it would restrict the use of federal subsidies for solar energy projects in favor of protecting farmland, but clean energy advocates say solar gives farmers a higher production value per acre than any traditional crop. A press release from […]

Iowa National Guard soldiers deployed to assist immigration enforcement

Iowa National Guard members will be deployed to assist federal immigrant enforcement efforts, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Aug. 12, 2025. Guard members are shown here marching in a parade at the Iowa State Fair. (Photo courtesy of Iowa National Guard)

by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 12, 2025 Iowa National Guard soldiers will deploy to provide support for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in September, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday. The deployment, set to begin Sept. 8, will involve 20 National Guard soldiers providing “administrative and logistical support” to ICE officials based […]

Trump mobilizes D.C. National Guard, pledges similar crackdown in Democratic cities

President Donald Trump announces a “crime emergency” in Washington, D.C., during a White House press conference on Aug. 11, 2025. Standing behind Trump are, from left to right, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro. (Image via White House livestream)

by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 11, 2025 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asserted control Monday of the District of Columbia police force and mobilized 800 National Guard troops in the nation’s capital under what he declared a “crime emergency.” Trump took the step despite a three-decade low in violent crime in Washington, D.C., while […]

Several Iowa GOP lawmakers reject task force idea to change IPERS

(Logo courtesy of the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System; photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 11, 2025 Several Iowa Republican lawmakers have assured Iowans there is not significant interest in making changes to the state’s public retirement system after the idea was suggested last week by members of a task force appointed by the governor. Terry Lutz, who chaired a work group within […]

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announces new rural development investments at Iowa State Fair

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins presented the steer Snoop Dog at the Governor’s Charity Steer Show during the Iowa State Fair Aug. 9, 2025. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 9, 2025 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins came to the Iowa State Fair Saturday to compete in the Governor’s Charity Steer Show — and to announce $152 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture investments for Iowa rural development projects. Before heading to the Livestock Pavilion to show […]

               

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