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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…
Iowans lose millions in impostor scams
AARP Iowa is calling on lawmakers to help prevent gift-card scams during this year's legislative session. Impostor scams have been the number one …
Physicians' group says voting benefits health, democracy
Voting is not only good for democracy - it's also good for your health, according to one of the nation's largest medical associations. The American …
Administration invests $7.8 billion in Iowa infrastructure
Progress Iowa has released new information showing how billions of dollars of federal infrastructure investments have made a crucial difference in the…
Iowa farmers concerned with e-data use by corporations
New polling data show Iowa farmers are taking advantage of high-tech agriculture practices, and more plan to do so. But some say there's a downside …
Senior advocates push back on Alliant utility increase
The Iowa Utilities Board is taking public input this week on a proposed rate hike by one of the state's biggest gas and electric service providers…
IA boosts cybersecurity precautions as elections, holidays near
As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the State of Iowa is focusing on potential threats to the online integrity of upcoming elections. Given …
Rural advocates push for more farmer credit
More than 90 rural organizations are urging members of Congress to support the Fair Credit for Farmers Act. The bill would help young and …
Iowans could see student loan fees eliminated in SAVE program
The U.S. Department of Education says more than 4 million Americans have enrolled in the Biden administration's college loan repayment program…
IA small farm advocates call for less corporate land control
Rural advocates are supporting the Farmland for Farmers Act in Congress. It would restrict the amount of Iowa farmland large corporations can own…
Rural Iowa declared 'ambulance desert'
People in rural America are five times as likely to live in so-called "ambulance deserts," areas far from an ambulance service or station, than those …