As refugee admissions fall, Iowa advocates push to keep promise to Afghan allies

Overhaul of Iowa's disability employment program sparks concern

Iowa households that rely on food assistance will begin receiving their long-delayed November SNAP benefits after Congress ended the 43-day federal government shutdown, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday. @tjbarton83

Iowa National Guard extends mission supporting ICE to September 2026

After 43 days without federal funding, Iowa’s all-Republican House delegation voted to reopen the government as Congress approved a deal that restores worker pay, protects SNAP and WIC, and delays a major fight over health-care subsidies until December.

Iowa's GOP House members back bill to end historic shutdown

Wondering why the Northern Lights can sometimes be seen in Iowa (like last night)? The Gazette's Curious Iowa series has the answer.

After a 7-week hiatus, the House will return to tackle the shutdown after the Senate passed a deal to reopen the government without extending ACA subsidies. Tom Barton, @daveweigel, @valdemings, and @BrendanBuck join @KatyTurNBC to weigh in. https://t.co/e05upE2uGK

Was glad to join @daveweigel, @BrendanBuck and @valdemings on @KatyTurNBC to talk about the heated crowd at Rep. Miller-Meeks’ Iowa town hall — and the frustrations Iowans are voicing on the economy, tariffs, health care & immigration enforcement.

.@RepMMM faced a combative crowd Monday during her first in-person town hall of the year, as frustrated constituents booed, heckled & shouted over her in Keosauqua, laying bare voters’ anxieties about the economy, health care and immigration enforcement.

Booing, heckling, walkouts mark U.S. Rep. Miller-Meeks' town hall in Keosauqua

Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidates want Schumer to step aside

ICYMI: At a Cedar Rapids church, 3 Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidates reflected on the Black national anthem’s lessons of unity, hope and perservearance, sharing personal stories that shape their priorities on healthcare, equity and economic justice.

Thousands of Iowans are being forced to make painful choices at the dinner table as SNAP funding is thrown into limbo during the shutdown. Families like the Hanovers in Cedar Rapids are stretching every dollar — and every bite, reports @ecdecious.

States face uncertainty as Trump administration tries to reverse SNAP food payments

Republican Iowa U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks will hold an in-person town hall Monday in Keosauqua after facing months of criticism and pressure to hold an in-person forum after she pledged to do so earlier this year.

Iowa @RepAshleyHinson met with veterans in Cedar Rapids about efforts to end the record-long government shutdown, ensure SNAP and military pay, reform ACA subsidies, and preserve the Senate filibuster as a bipartisan “guardrail.”

Iowa @RepAshleyHinson speaks on federal government shutdown, Senate filibuster https://t.co/Wv9vEml7J7 via @YouTube

From @GraciiElizabeth: Iowa state Sen. @MDonahueforIA is calling for the resignation of three Cedar Rapids school board members after a multimillion-dollar school bond referendum failed voter approval Tuesday.

ICYMI: Republican Zach Lahn, a business owner from Belle Plaine, announced his candidacy Thursday for Iowa governor, pledging an “Iowa First” agenda focused on defending small towns, property rights and family farms from corporate and foreign control.