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Iowa's state parks struggle to manage upkeep with constrained budget.

The Iowa State Fair is known for its creative food and passionate politics, and in this week's News Buzz, we sample from both.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is once again rejecting a federal summer food assistance program for kids that would provide grocery money to food-insecure families next summer. She announced Thursday that she is instead seeking funding for monthly food boxes.

Last year, an Iowa law that required schools to remove books that contain a depiction of a 'sex act' was put on pause by a temporary injunction, but an appeals court decision has cleared the way for the law to go into effect.

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced four new programs on Thursday aimed at helping Iowans whose homes and farms were damaged by flooding and tornadoes.

As of July 1, products like THC beverages and edibles derived from hemp must be 4 mg per serving — or 10 mg per container — in order to be legally sold. Iowans must be 21 years or older to purchase them.

President Joe Biden approved a presidential disaster declaration for parts of northwest Iowa after catastrophic flooding. As the major flood threat moved downstream, one of the hardest hit communities focused on clean-up and finding what could be salvaged.

Two years since the Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion access in Iowa also could change soon.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Friday that eliminates or changes more than 80 state boards and commissions as part of her effort to reorganize state government, despite concerns raised about changes to the Iowa Civil Rights Commission.

Gov. Kim Reynolds is expected to sign a bill into law this week that would merge, eliminate, and change the duties of many state boards and commissions.