More than a century after its founding, nearly 30 years after a fatal stabbing marred its revelry, and just over a decade since it was canceled, the historic Iowa State University celebration known as VEISHEA could see a revival.
This weekend, Cedar Rapids’ Rollin’ Recmobile will be at Hughes Park to provide free ice skates for use on the park’s skating rink, while supplies last.
This week on the On Iowa Politics Podcast, we discuss President Trump’s visit to Iowa. Plus, 2026 election shakeups, Republican gubernatorial primary forums, a legislative forum and more.
Common ground on legislation regarding the use of eminent domain for hazardous liquid pipelines has yet to be found between the Iowa House and Senate as Senate lawmakers advanced a proposal from the chamber’s leader on Thursday.
A federal judge orders the immediate release of the Russian immigrant from the Polk County Jail in Des Moines.
Young hunters could skip the in-person elements currently required by Iowa’s hunter safety program under a bill that advanced from a House subcommittee Monday.
Federal judge sentences Marion financial planner to prison term for not paying his taxes for years. He was contacted 7 years before and told to pay but never did.
A pair of Republican-backed property tax proposals advanced Thursday at the Iowa Capitol — but not before local government leaders, business advocates and Democrats warned that a proposed 2 percent cap on annual local revenue growth could squeeze city and county budgets as costs rise faster.
They have agreed to separate Homeland Security funding from the rest of the legislation and fund DHS for two weeks while they debate Democratic demands for curbs on ICE.
All three members of a House subcommittee signed off on a bill Thursday that would grant up to $3 million to the University of Iowa each year for pediatric cancer research.
At a school tour in Des Moines, Reynolds also announced her legislative proposal to align all per-pupil state funding for public schools to charter schools.
Group says the USDA imposed zero fines or license revocations in 2025
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