DES MOINES, Iowa, March 27 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Air quality permits for review, published 03/27/2025 DES MOINES - The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans' health and the air where we live. DNR's permitting staff review the applications to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality standards. The public has the right and is encouraged to comment on   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 27 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DNR investigating murky water near North Raccoon River in Jefferson JEFFERSON - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a stormwater drainage ditch containing dark colored water near the North Raccoon River in Jefferson in Greene County. On March 26 at 7:50 p.m, the DNR Field Office in Atlantic was notified of dark colored water observed in a stormwater ditch in   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 28 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Iowans can vote for the state's next education license plate design Design choices feature original artwork from Iowa K-12 students The Iowa Department of Education today announced statewide voting is now open for Iowans to help select the state's next education license plate design. Replacing the current decades-old design, these new license plate designs feature origina  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 28 -- Iowa Workforce Development issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Unemployment, Labor Force Participation Rates Unchanged in February Benefits Remain at Historic Lows as a Percentage of Iowa Wages DES MOINES, IOWA - Iowa's seasonally adjusted unemployment and labor force participation rates held steady in February amid modest job growth across many private industries. Meanwhile, the total amount of unemployment benefits Iowa paid remained nea  more