Iowa News Service

Widespread drought that has had Iowa in its grip is predicted to end.

Loans and grants are available for Iowans 62 and older in towns of 20,000 or less.

Supervisors in Tama County, Iowa, this week are considering an ordinance to limit the size of solar installations on farmland.

Iowa lawmakers have tabled an ethics complaint against a state senator whom critics said blocked a bill to regulate carbon dioxide pipelines in the state.

Organic farmers want more time to get their corn crops in the ground and still be able to qualify for crop insurance.

The Iowa House has voted to ground drones over livestock containment and feedlots.

Iowa lawmakers are considering legislation which would require a two-thirds majority vote to increase taxes in the state.

Iowa House lawmakers have approved a bill to make it harder for low income Iowans to qualify for public assistance, and critics said the measure would hurt families who are already struggling to make ends meet.

he Iowa Senate has approved a measure allowing some medical facilities to be licensed as "emergency hospitals." This would be especially important in rural areas facing a critical-care shortage.

The Iowa Legislature's powerful Ways and Means Committee has advanced a measure to eliminate the state income tax.