Republican big beautiful budget bill

Congress passed the Big Beautiful Bill last week and, included in the bill were funding cuts to Medicaid.

Impact of federal budget cuts could mean more rural hospital closures, less money for people served by the Food Bank of Siouxland & for English language learner courses in Storm Lake, Iowa, and Iowa man dies in fireworks accident.

All six Republican U.S. senators from Siouxland voted on Tuesday in support of President Donald Trump’s priority tax and spending bill; Transgender Iowans no longer have state civil rights protections; Noem connection to dark money

McGowan running for Iowa congressional seat; Fireworks returning to Mount Rushmore; Siouxlanders tell Ernst not to vote for Trump budget bill

Woodbury County carries out annual borrowing, now owes $48M on jail; Contentious town hall for Nebraska congressman Flood; Bidder wants to bring TikTok to South Dakota; Okoboji recreation changes