State News

Des Moines, Iowa — Things could be changing in the labor force as we head through spring into summer. Iowa Workforce Development executive director, Beth Townsend, says there’ll be some

Des Moines, Iowa — The Iowa Legislature has approved up to eight million dollars for the new Thrive Iowa program Governor Kim Reynolds proposed, to link people in need with

Statewide Iowa — The fines for trespassing in order to hunt deer will go up significantly July 1st. The law — and the fines — have been expanded to include

Des Moines, Iowa — Teens as young as 14 and a half could get a permit to drive to and from work if a bill headed to the governor becomes

Iowa — A new study by the Iowa Food Bank Association finds more than 27 million pounds of food was “rescued” last year by the six Feeding America food banks

Des Moines, Iowa — Former Clay County Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons is getting ready for his second year as the CEO of the Iowa State Fair. He says they have

Des Moines, Iowa — Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that lets school boards choose to have teachers and other staff volunteer to carry a gun on

Des Moines, Iowa — The 2024 Iowa legislative session ended over the weekend. The Senate adjourned just before 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning with the house wrapping up at 4:23 a.m.,

The unemployment numbers for March are out and Iowa Workforce Development executive director Beth Townsend says things are holding steady. The workforce participation rate dropped slightly as well. Townsend says

With the warmer weather, Iowans are finally starting to launch into their spring cleaning projects, sprucing up both their homes and their work spaces. Jessica Boland, a worksite wellness consultant,