Kim Reynolds

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds picked Iowa state Sen. Chris Cournoyer, a Republican from LeClaire, to be her new lieutenant governor.

Local governments and the state face a challenge in how to pay for damage from historic high water. Leaders in one small community hope to find a way to fill an expected gap in funding and also improve the overall economic outlook.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ request to send monthly food boxes to low income families over the summer, instead of sending them money for food, has been denied by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, leaving summer food assistance for at least 240,000 Iowa kids hanging in the balance.

Iowa’s state revenue is expected to decline by about $1 billion over a two-year period because of major tax cuts signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds, according to Iowa’s revenue forecasters who met Thursday.

Iowa voters are asked each election cycle whether they would like to retain justices in Iowa's court systems, a process that has been in place for decades. However, the recent Iowa Supreme Court decision on a law banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy has revived debate around Iowa's retention structure, and Supreme Court Justice David May is the first justice since that decision to face a retention vote.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said she will take some time to pick a new lieutenant governor after Adam Gregg resigned Tuesday to lead the Iowa Bankers Association.

Iowa Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg resigned Tuesday and said the decision will allow him to focus on his family. He will lead the Iowa Bankers Association starting Oct. 1.

As the school year begins, Iowa’s Area Education Agencies and school districts are implementing a new law that shifts some AEA funding to school districts and moves oversight of special education from AEAs to the state.

State officials announced a new website Thursday with the goal of making it easier for Iowans to find child care.

A ceasefire in Gaza, abortion, a campaign for change — all that and more are talking points during the DNC.