The head of IDOT says they’re waiting on 600-million dollars’ worth of transportation projects that are supposed to be funded in part with federal highway dollars. Congress has an August 1st deadline to make a decision on the highway funding program.… MORE
Lots of Republican presidential candidates are flocking to the state this week before headlining at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames this weekend. Lindsey Graham, Rick Santorum, and Marco Rubio all added stops in western and southeastern Iowa tomorrow and Friday to meet with voters. Santorum is currently on a four-day swing through the state.…… MORE
The defense in the Hot Lotto trial this week in Des Moines says there is no evidence that Eddie Tipton had contact with the two people involved in trying to claim a winning lotto ticket. They also told the jurors there’s no proof that the former lotto IT security chief tampered with the lottery computer…… MORE
The Iowa Air National Guard has another reprieve from getting kicked off the Des Moines Airport campus. The Des Moines Airport Authority voted to delay the termination of its lease agreement with the guard, temporarily. Under the aeronautical mission rules, the Guard was just charged a dollar a year for the lease…but the government removed…… MORE
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush finished up his latest string of stops in Iowa earlier today with a meet and greet in Council Bluffs. Bush was in Ames last night…and said he’s not afraid of the Hillary Clinton and her recent negative remarks toward him. Clinton had criticized Bush for asking workers to put in more…… MORE
There will be no special session to override budget vetoes, according to Governor Branstad. The governor says Republicans in the legislature do not want to go back to a special session to argue over education funding. The governor also told school administrators to tighten their belts and use their money more wisely. Story County Republicans…… MORE
Polk County health officials are warning folks not to plan on doing a lot of outside activity today in central Iowa. Temperatures are expected to hit their highest levels so far this summer, with the mercury reaching 97 degrees by 5 this afternoon. The heat index could hit 110. Iowa could get more than 40…… MORE
GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry has been making stops around the state the past few days and will end up in Des Moines later today. Perry talked to a group of 60 in Knoxville about his view of the Supreme Court and its recent decisions. Perry rival Jeb Bush will be the guest speaker tonight…… MORE
Seven Iowa Democrats from Iowa are heading to Israel tomorrow for a nine-day trip. Brad Anderson…former campaign manager for President Obama’s 2012 election…is leading the delegation. It’ll be an informational trip…with visits to historic sites and sessions on important issues to the area. GOP presidential candidate Lindsey Graham is the latest contender to join the…… MORE
Microsoft is taking on the state in court today, trying to get a district court judge to overturn a Department of Administrative Services decision to give a software contract to a competing firm. The tech giant is expected to argue that state officials won’t be able to comply with open records laws or keep data…… MORE
