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Legislature Kills Effort to Increase Water Pollution Fines
GOP senators vote down Democrats’ effort to increase fines for water pollutionSenate also passes...
Iowa House Chooses Cruelty Over Governance
Iowa House Advances Anti-Trans and Anti-Accountability Bills in One More Culture-War Offensive...
Nearly 500 Iowa Layoffs Announced in February
Nearly 500 Iowa Layoffs Announced in February as Manufacturing Uncertainty Persists Iowa employers...
Avian Influenza Found in Six Iowa Flocks This Year
Iowa sees sixth bird flu detection so far this yearPhoto by Peter Chou/PixabayBy CAMI KOONSIowa...
The Skinny
Iowa411 News Briefs for January 25, 2026
Three Bills, Three Visions of Governance Taken together, these three stories reveal a stark contrast in legislative...
Iowa411 News Briefs for January 24, 2026
Summary At first glance, today’s stories may appear unrelated: gunfire at a community event, lawmakers reshaping university...
Iowa411 News Briefs for January 23, 2026
Summary From rising health insurance premiums and shrinking ACA enrollment to clinic closures in southeastern Iowa,...
The Iowa Costs of the Big Beautiful Blunderbuss
An Accounting of Iowa's Human and Services Losses This page exists for one reason: to keep an honest count. In recent...
Iowa411 News Briefs for January 22, 2026
We’re baaaccckk… We’ve been quiet for a little over a week, but Iowa has not been. Today’s brief is a return to form with...
Iowa411 News Briefs for January 10, 2026
Summary Across these Iowa411 News Briefs, a consistent theme emerges. Systems designed to serve the public are too often...
Iowa411 News Briefs for January 9, 2026
Summary Across these stories, a common theme emerges. Policy gaps are increasingly filled by stopgaps, symbolism, or...