U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna told Iowa Democrats Sunday he believed Iowa Rep. Josh Turek could help bring a “moral renewal to America” if he is elected to serve in the U.S. Senate, Robin Opsahl reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/11/c...

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said Sunday in Iowa that the federal agency is processing “updates” to Iowa’s list of impaired waterways amid a lawsuit challenging EPA's decision to delist seven nitrate-impaired waterways,Robin Opsahl reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/11/e...

“… (T)he impact of a decision by our voters will weigh heavily on the form and function of the very future of our government,” guest columnist Dave Nagle writes. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/10/a...

A growing number of state officials fear online prediction markets are opening the door to a new era of gambling on elections — a practice many states have long prohibited, Jonathan Shorman reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/10/r...

A perfect storm of harsh immigration enforcement, aging journeymen and a building boom for data centers is wreaking havoc on the nation’s supply of skilled trade workers, Stateline reports iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/11/r...

This week's topics include debates in the races for governor, U.S. Senate and Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, plus shifting political forecasts and polls that don’t line up. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/11/i...

President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to leave open the possibility that the federal government won’t livestream a military execution planned for December that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had said would be public, Jonathan Shorman reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/09/r...

Inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past several weeks, including expired and moldy food, Clark Kauffman reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/09/r...

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson asked Iowans at a Davenport rally Friday to send U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks back to Congress — telling the crowd, “I gotta have her,” Robin Opashl reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/09/h...

A partnership between Starlink, the space satellite internet company from Elon Musk, and National 4-H Council is bringing broadband connectivity to rural communities, including several in Iowa, Cami Koons reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/09/r...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Department is bringing a national initiative to the county jail aimed at providing incarcerated people with the resources and education to strengthen their first steps back into their communities, Brooklyn Draisey reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/09/p...

President Donald Trump has formed a White House committee to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, escalating even further a lengthy feud with the Federal Reserve Board member, Jacob Fischler reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/09/r...

Democrat Lindsay James and Republican Joe Mitchell talked tariffs and tax policy during their second debate of the 2026 election season Thursday as they compete to represent Iowa’s 2nd District in the U.S. House, Robin Opsahl reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/08/l...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly joined Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand in Des Moines Thursday, saying her tenure shows it is possible to be an effective Democratic governor while working with a GOP-controlled state Legislature, Robin Opsahl reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/08/k...

The Iowa Utilities Commission has denied a request from Summit Carbon Solutions, the company seeking to build a carbon sequestration pipeline in Iowa, to consolidate outstanding dockets and schedule a hearing, Cami Koons reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/08/s...

A Des Moines nursing home with a history of violations related to resident injuries is now being sued by the family of a woman who died, allegedly after being dropped to the floor by caregivers, Clark Kauffman reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/08/d...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins appeared at the Animal Rescue League of Iowa this week to tout the agency’s efforts to shut down puppy mills in Iowa and other states, Clark Kauffman reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/08/u...

A federal judge will rule in the coming days on whether the Trump administration can legally rescind White House press passes for journalists at three news organizations, Jennifer Shutt reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/08/r...

Sen Dick Durbin is calling on Sen. Chuck Grassley and other GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to apologize to former special counsel Jack Smith for false accusations by Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt, Ashley Murray reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/08/r...

A growing number of voters are taking their anger about affordability to the polls this midterm election and blaming President Donald Trump’s tariffs as a culprit for rising expense, public opinion surveys show, Ashley Murray reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/10/08/r...