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
Perry and Norwalk are among the latest communities named to the state’s Certified Site Program. IEDA director Debi Durham says in addition, Woodward Eco Business Park was named a pilot site for the new Green Certification program. … MORE
AFSCME and nearly two dozen state legislators have joined in a lawsuit against the governor and the state director of Health and Human Services. The suit is trying to compel Governor Branstad and Charles Palmer to reopen the mental health institutes at Clarinda and Mount Pleasant.… 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
A small number of contractors are getting the majority of the state’s work, according to new contract data. Fifteen companies have received more than half the 4-and-a-half billion dollars in contract work over the past five years. Iowa price trends for highway construction are up more than 16-and-a-half percent in the first half of this…… 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
