Iowa
Monday, April 28, 2025
Northern Iowa launches international student exchange
Despite pushback from the Trump administration on colleges and universities recruiting foreign students, the University of Northern Iowa is part of a …
Iowa considers broadening psilocybin use
The Iowa Legislature is weighing a measure to expand the use of psychedelic mushrooms to treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other mental and emo…
Iowa rights activists plan to fight social service cuts
Groups working for human rights causes in Iowa warn proposed cuts being debated in Congress would trickle down to the people least able to sustain the…
Iowa farmers question need for treated seeds
By Lisa Held for Civil Eats.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service C…
Health experts take on Iowans' seasonal allergies
The pollen count in Iowa is approaching high levels over the next few weeks. Unusually warm spring weather means allergy triggers like pollen and …
SNAP benefit cuts would fall squarely on Iowa kids
Groups working to fight hunger in Iowa say proposed cuts to SNAP benefits would fall squarely on the state's kids, who rely on them for food and …
AARP Iowa pushes back on Social Security changes
The Social Security Administration is standing down on implementing a plan which would have dramatically affected how recipients can access critical b…
Pesticide 'Cancer Gag Act' dead in Iowa
A bill which would have given pesticide companies legal immunity from health problems caused by their products did not make it through the legislature…
EPA cuts would endanger Iowa's already contaminated water
By Dawn Attride for Sentient.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration In a …
Another hike looms for Iowa's already rising electricity prices
Iowa is the nation's leader in wind energy production but one of the biggest factors in pursuing alternative energy now hangs in the balance…
New Iowa State program combines health care, business skills
Educators at Iowa State University are creating a new major to meet what they see as a new and growing demand in the health care field: pairing medica…
Federal judge to decide fate of IA 'Swampbuster' wetlands program
A federal judge in Cedar Rapids hears arguments today in a case that could make or break the future of wetland protection programs in the state…