The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked Friday night a lower court’s order that the Trump administration pay for a full month of food benefits, Jacob Fischler reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/11/07/r...

The first flights affected by a new Federal Aviation Administration directive led to widespread delays and cancellations Friday, Jacob Fischler reports.

Some University of Iowa faculty and graduate students say they are starting to feel the additional burden of fast-growing class sizes while working to meet students’ needs, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.

U.S. senators on Friday said they plan to remain in town for the weekend, a sign negotiations may be picking up to approve a stopgap spending measure and end the government shutdown, now at day 38, Ariana Figueroa reports.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture told states Friday it was releasing full November funding for the nation’s major food assistance program that helps 42 million people afford groceries, complying with a federal court order, Jacob Fischler reports.

"Keokuk helps you appreciate what Iowa is up against. We are letting the state decay while the politicians fly over,” guest columnist Art Cullen writes via Iowa Writers’ Collaborative.

State regulators have opted not to revoke the license of a southern Iowa veterinarian accused of unlawfully dispensing significant quantities of a controlled substance and then blocking an investigation into his conduct, Clark Kauffman reports.

With some early childhood education centers already closing their doors because of the federal government shutdown, local leaders are scrambling to find money to keep Head Start programs available, Stateline reports.

U.S. Senate candidate Nathan Sage said Thursday that after holding town halls in all of Iowa’s 99 counties, his biggest takeaway was that Iowans are looking for a “fighter” and a “listener” to represent them in Congress, Robin Opsahl reports.

Iowa State University presidential hopeful David Cook said Thursday that building strong relationships, both within and outside of the institution, is “critical” to ensuring ISU thrives, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.

A vote to stop President Donald Trump’s deadly strikes on alleged drug-running boats off the coast of Venezuela failed Thursday in the U.S. Senate, nearly mirroring the outcome of a similar war powers vote last month, Ashley Murray reports.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to continue carrying out, for now, its policy requiring that passports only list a person’s sex assigned at birth, Shauneen Miranda reports.

A former top administrator for Johnson County is suing three county board members, alleging they defamed him and fired him due to his political support of another board member, Clark Kauffman reports.

Polk County pledged Thursday to allocate $1 million to local food organizations during the lapse in funding for federal nutrition programs, Cami Koons reports.

Senate Democrats left their Thursday caucus lunch tight-lipped as an agreement to end the government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history at 37 days, remained elusive, Ashley Murray reports.

A Polk County company is suing members of the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, alleging they unlawfully directed the company to remove campaign signs from its property in advance of this week’s school board elections, Clark Kauffman reports.

Another Republican — eastern Iowa farmer and businessman Zach Lahn — entered the race Thursday to become the next Iowa governor, highlighting an “Iowa First” agenda, Robin Opsahl reports.

The 40 airports set to see a 10% reduction in flights during the government shutdown nearly matched the list of the nation’s busiest airports, according to a preliminary list seen by States Newsroom, Jacob Fischler reports.

All 50 states have applied for the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program in Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Thursday. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ announced the state’s application Wednesday.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will reduce the largest monthly food assistance payments by about 35% in November, a smaller decrease than the department initially estimated, according to a court filing, Jacob Fischler reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/11/06/r...

Coe College will utilize a new partnership with the Google AI for Education Accelerator program to give students access to tools and training in artificial intelligence, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.

President Donald Trump’s policies are making it harder for international students to come to the U.S. to study. Some universities are seeing lower enrollment of international students and the future is uncertain for others, Stateline reports.

U.S. House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, who made history as the first woman to hold the speaker’s gavel, announced Thursday she will retire, ending a 40-year legislative career as one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress, Ariana Figueroa reports.

Iowa State University presidency finalist Benjamin Houlton touted his experience with, and passion for, land-grant universities during a public forum Wednesday on campus, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday the state submitted an application for a new “Healthy Hometowns” initiative that could bring in more than $1 billion for rural health care over five years, Robin Opsahl reports.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday the Federal Aviation Administration would restrict air travel in 40 “high-traffic” areas of the country to relieve pressure on air traffic controllers, Jacob Fischler reports.

Democrats’ sweep of the biggest races in Tuesday’s off-year elections gave the party new confidence heading into the midterm elections next year, Jacob Fischler and Shauneen Miranda report.

The U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments Wednesday weighed whether President Donald Trump violated the Constitution when he imposed sweeping global tariffs under an economic emergency powers statute, Ashley Murray reports.

The Iowa Board of Medicine has placed on probation the license of a physician accused of incompetence and issued a warning to another doctor accused of “extreme rudeness," Clark Kauffman reports.

Health care providers told Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand on Wednesday that issues like Iowa’s privatized Medicaid system and restrictions on abortion are furthering problems with health care access in rural areas, Robin Opsahl reports.

Following major Democratic wins in local and state elections across the country on Election Day, top Democratic congressional leaders pushed for a meeting with the president to end the federal government shutdown, Ariana Figueroa reports.

North Dakota State University President David Cook will be the second finalist to vie for the Iowa State University presidency on campus this week, according to an announcement from the Iowa Board of Regents, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.

A federal appeals court has reversed, in part, a decision dismissing a lawsuit against the City of West Des Moines alleging First Amendment retaliation and defamation, Clark Kauffman reports.

In its quest to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, the Trump administration wants to let states police themselves when it comes to educating students with disabilities, raising concerns among many parents and teachers, Stateline reports.

The $265 million Des Moines Public Schools bond proposal prevailed in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial results, overcoming doubts about the measure’s prospects following the arrest of former district superintendent Ian Roberts, Robin Opsahl reports.

Sierra Club Iowa Chapter is calling on a legislative committee to conduct a review of the impacts a 2022 law, which allowed some stores to opt out of providing redemption services, has had on the state’s can and bottle redemption program, Cami Koons reports.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, an architect and chief practitioner of neoconservative foreign policy who was an influential figure among a generation of Republicans, died Monday, Jacob Fischler reports.

A federal government oversight agency says the program intended to improve resident care at some of the nation’s worst nursing homes “is not working," Clark Kauffman reports.

Illicit drug overdoses and the deaths they cause are trending down this year, despite spikes in a handful of states, according to a Stateline analysis of data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn and Iowa farmers said no one wants “handouts” from the government, they also said support is likely needed as the agriculture industry grapples with the impacts of tariffs and the government shutdown, Robin Opsahl reports.

President Donald Trump backtracked Tuesday in a social media post on a pledge by his administration in court filings to partially fund November food assistance during the government shutdown, Jacob Fischler reports.

The U.S. Senate Tuesday failed for the 14th time to advance a stopgap spending bill to fund the government, as the ongoing shutdown hit 35 days and is now tied with the shutdown of 2018-2019 as the longest ever, Shauneen Miranda reports.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday over the president’s emergency tariffs that American small business owners say are upending their livelihoods, Ashley Murray reports.

The Iowa Board of Regents announced Tuesday that Benjamin Houlton, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, is one of two Iowa State University presidential finalists, Cami Koons reports.

Congratulations to Jennifer Shutt, senior reporter for the States Newsroom Washington, D.C., Bureau, for winning the 2025 Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress. Well deserved!

Tuesday, Nov. 4 is Election Day in Iowa for 2025 local elections. Here’s what you need to know about voting in Iowa before you head to the polls.

Most farmers in Iowa are finished with corn and soybean harvest or have just a handful of acres left in the field, according to average harvest rates, Cami Koons reports.

A team at Iowa State University has developed a tool to help residents living in homes with no air conditioning to stay safe during extreme heat, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has divided the state’s $1 million donation match among the six food banks in Iowa in accordance with the number of SNAP participants per food bank region, Cami Koons reports.

President Donald Trump endorsed U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-1st District, for her reelection campaign in 2026, Robin Opsahl reports.