Iowa
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Program for farmers lowers the risk of reducing nitrogen application
A farm group is helping Iowa agriculture producers find ways to reduce the amount of nitrogen they use on their crops. Excess nitrates can wind up …
Iowa State scientists target disease in RNA
Researchers at Iowa State University are taking the next step in genetic medicine by targeting diseases in a person's RNA. Most drugs target …
Iowa lawmakers dismiss private school voucher ethics complaint
An ethics committee in the Republican-led Iowa House has dismissed a complaint filed by a group of community activists against a state lawmaker for hi…
Iowa monks use natural resources to create wooden caskets
By Ann Thomas for Arts Midwest.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the Arts Midwest-Public News Service Collaboration …
Doctors link binge drinking to higher Iowa cancer rates
New research from the University of Iowa found cancer linked to binge drinking is up in the state. As part of the annual Iowa Cancer Registry…
Advocates for Iowans with disabilities push for higher income limits
Iowa lawmakers are being asked to make changes to the income laws for people with disabilities. Disabilities advocates are hold an event at the …
Court bans popular but controversial pesticide
A federal court has banned the use of a highly controversial but popular pesticide in the Midwest. Advocates for sustainable agriculture said the …
Iowa CAFOs could cash in on California emissions credits
Iowa factory farms could cash in on new proposed carbon emissions tax-credit rules in California. The new emissions standards would allow …
Groups push back on Iowa lawmakers' 'anti-immigrant' measures
Immigrants' rights advocates are pushing back on a flurry of bills in the Iowa Legislature they said would create discriminatory policies targeting mi…
Two rural Iowa newspapers saved from extinction
The University of Iowa's daily newspaper has purchased two small-town papers as part of an attempt to keep local news alive in rural Iowa, while at …
Labor organizers push back on 'union-busting' bill
Labor organizers are pushing back on a measure in the Iowa Legislature they say is designed to undermine unions. It would create an additional step …
Iowa ramps up push to register young voters
Election officials in Iowa are upping their efforts to increase political participation among the state's youngest voters. A registration event has …