Positive incentives may be the best answer in many situations. Still, Iowa taxpayers should not have to pay "rent" incentives ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds reacts after signing a bill that creates education savings accounts, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at the ...

The Sioux City Journal followed up on a 1978 cold case and where it stands now; Quad City Times reporting on an investigation ...

Sirens should be wailing over all the ways the rest of the government is starving public school students of money, writes ...

An executive order from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker takes aim at the President’s tariff policy. and debate picks up about what to do regarding high nitrate levels in the water around Iowa. Host Jim ...

One state just reformed its occupational licensing standards for barbers and cosmetologists, sparking wider discussion over whether other states should follow.

A University of Iowa researcher with experience studying rural health care says cuts to Medicaid will only complicate care ...

School bond issues have been far from a slam dunk in Iowa, so advocates for DMPS have a big task, writes the Register's editorial board.

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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is having a hot July following more lukewarm months, as a new poll shows her approval ratings have surged 10 points. Healey scored an approval rating of 59% in a new ...

"So in our view, the primary is reset." Bird, a Republican, was one of Republican President Donald Trump's highest profile ...

Conference of the United Methodist Church wants a 2.37-acre tract of land at 2290 41st St., which is currently zoned Neighborhood Conservation, changed to Public and Institutional.