WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- IOWA LEADS THE NATION IN PROPERTY TAX RELIEF: RANKING STATE REFORMS OF THE PAST DECADE - A report from Common Sense Institute - August 2026 (16 pages) - Authored by Andrew Woodward, Ben Murrey & Thomas Young * * * Table of Contents About the Authors ... 1 About Common Sense Institute ... 2 Teams & Fellows Statement ... 2 Introduction ... 4 Key Findings ... 5 Top 10 Property Tax Relief Bills by State, 2016-2026 ... 6 Top 10 Bills by Six-Year Fiscal Impact  more

AMES, Iowa, Aug. 11 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Free training focuses on maintaining essential services during a cyberattack * Play Video AMES, Iowa - A cyberattack can cripple essential services provided by cities, counties or school districts when technology is disrupted for days or even longer. Local governments can reduce the impact by developing continuity plans to maintain operations. Iowa State University is leading a statewide initiative that   more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Aug. 11 -- The University of Iowa posted the following health care news: * * * Mobile clinic expands addiction care in rural Iowa * In rural Iowa, getting treatment for substance use disorders can be as much a transportation problem as a medical one. For many people living outside larger cities, help may be hours away. Some communities have no local addiction specialists, while others face long waitlists or limited access to medications for opioid use disorder. University   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 10 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Secretary Naig Announces Honor Harvest Food Box Program Connecting Iowa Veterans with Choose Iowa Members * Partnership between Choose Iowa, VHA Office of Rural Health, and Field to Family Food Hub will provide weekly boxes of Iowa-grown food to eligible Veterans DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 10, 2026) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced the launch of Honor Ha  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Aug. 12 -- The University of Iowa College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * NSF supports Iowa engineers' nighttime wildfire forecasting efforts As wildfires grow more frequent, intense, and destructive across the United States, researchers at the University of Iowa (UI) have secured a National Science Foundation grant to study how fires behave after dark. Led by co-principal investigator Jun Wang, the Lichtenberger Family Chair in Chemical and Biochemical Engin  more