Iowa Legislature

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Iowa Legislature adjourns for year without deal on property taxes, while setting limits on eminent domain use & removing civil rights protections for transgender Iowans

Bret Hayworth

The Iowa Legislature passed major bills this session limiting eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines and removing civil rights protections for transgender Iowans.

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Sioux City severs minority program after Feds say to halt DEI; Schools EV buses arrive in July

Bret Hayworth

Actions taken by Sioux City Council on DEI, Sioux City School Board for EV buses & Iowa Legislature on eminent domain

Iowa Auditor Rob Sand is shown in a summer 2021 photo by Iowa Public Radio.

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2026 Iowa governor race gets wider, as Democrat Sand hops in & Republican Congressman Feenstra may run

Bret Hayworth

Iowa governor race in Iowa widens with Democrat Sand for 2026, possibly Republican Congressman Feenstra

Democratic nominee Ryan Melton, who is running for the Iowa 4th Congressional District position in 2024, speaks at a summer event. (Submitted photo)

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Melton announces run for Iowa's 4th Congressional District seat

Bret Hayworth

The Democratic nominee for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District seat for the last two elections is running for a third time.

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Sioux City Council will vote on DEI severing in departments; Iowa legislative session into overtime

Bret Hayworth

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Newscast 4.22.2025: Iowa will direct more resources to disaster recovery; Sioux City viaduct modernization takes another step

Bret Hayworth

Storm Lake, Iowa, was the site of lots of storm damage on Friday, April 18, 2025, when all properties were without electrical power in the morning for 10 hours. (Sheila Brummer, Iowa Public Radio)

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Newscast 4.18.2025: Storm causes heavy damage to Storm Lake, Iowa; Group looks to find reasons for large number of Iowa cancer cases

Bret Hayworth

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Newscast 4.17.2025: New government starts next week in North Sioux City; Senator Rounds of SD says Americans should buckle up for bouncy economy

Bret Hayworth

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Newscast 4.15.2025: Much of cut to Human Rights Commission restored as Sioux City Council sets $487M budget with tax increase; Sioux City schools to have $203M budget for 2026

Bret Hayworth

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Newscast 4.9.2025: NW Iowa Democrats prepare for 2026 elections; North Sioux City elects new mayor & commissioners; Lutheran Services in Iowa fundraises to cover funding loss; Iowa & Nebraska look at changing SNAP foods

Bret Hayworth

The November 2026 election is still 19 months away, but some Northwest Iowa Democrats are debating becoming candidates for seats now held by Republicans.