DES MOINES, Iowa, May 22 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * Gov. Reynolds, Iowa Department of Education announce $24 million in competitive grants to support statewide literacy efforts Awards will support school district development of local literacy plans aligned to Iowa's statewide Comprehensive State Literacy Plan Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education today announced over $24 million in competitive subgrants to sup  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 22 -- The Iowa Utilities Commission issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * IUC issues decision in Iowa-American Water's request to increase customer rates Rate increase suspended until IUC approves company's revised compliance tariff The Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) issued its final decision and order today regarding a request from Iowa-American Water Company (Iowa-American) to increase the water and wastewater rates it charges to Iowa customers. Th  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 22 -- The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Non-Partisan Scorekeeper says Republicans Tax Bill Will Benefit Billionaires, Increase Prices for Most Americans Washington D.C. - The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has released their analysis of the Republicans' budget bill, and the results are just as awful as we expected. This new analysis comes as Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Ashley Hinson, Zach Nunn and Randy Feenstra have been telling Iowans t  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 21 -- The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Trump's Tax Bill Will Hit Poorest Americans The Hardest Experts estimate that individuals making less than $51,000 will see their after-tax income decrease starting in 2026. Washington D.C. - Trump's tax cuts favored billionaires last time, and history is repeating itself. A study done by Penn Wharton found that people earning between $17,000 and $51,000 will see on average a $700 reduction in their income  more