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Ellipsis opens new youth care campus for girls in Des Moines

WOI-DT - Iowa · July 30, 2025

Ellipsis is prepared to welcome the campus's first residents on Aug. 8, which is slated for move-in. DES MOINES, Iowa — Nonprofit Ellipsis celebrated the opening of its new Barbara Lee Noble Campus in Des Moines on Tuesday, which will soon provide...

University of Iowa Needs a Reminder That No One Is Above Anti-DEI Laws (WATCH)

Twitchy · July 31, 2025

This was predictable, of course. When President Trump and states began their crackdown on DEI policies in universities -- places that get tons of state and federal tax money, by the way -- the universities were going to find ways to get around the...

15.9% of Iowa Hotel Employees Are Foreign-Born

Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota ·

As the federal government ramps up immigration enforcement, including efforts that could target even some naturalized citizens through a process known as denaturalization, concerns are growing about how these actions could ripple through the U.S....

How Grassroots Union Activists Fight Trump, Republican Callousness

I News Cayman · July 31, 2025

By David McCall Author Bio: David McCall is the international president of the United Steelworkers Union (USW). Credit Line: This article was produced by the Independent Media Institute Harmon Dent’s congregation “adopted” an apartment building in...

Trump targets legal immigrant workers with visa crackdown risking mass deportations

Irish Star · July 31, 2025

Trump ran on a platform of deporting violent illegal immigrants. But the truth is that he is targeting immigrants in general, including those who are lawfully employed. After a number of legal immigration programs were terminated by the Trump...

Aug. 28 Webinar Explores How Iowa Communities Can Build Responsive Budgets

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach ·

AMES, Iowa – As Iowa’s cities and counties face tighter budgets, shifting demographics and changes in local tax bases and levy rates, local governments are being asked to do more with fewer resources. A webinar from Iowa State University Extension...

University of Iowa places on leave employee seen in Fox News video defying DEI law

The Gazette - Iowa ·

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa has placed on administrative leave an assistant director who in an undercover video aired on Fox News this week...

‘I just keep thinking about it. Why us?’ Pascual Pedro Pedro thanks supporters in Iowa as protests of his deportation continue

Little Village Magazine - Iowa · July 31, 2025

Father Guillermo Treviño holding a sign with the message “No one is illegal in God’s land” in Spanish, during a protest in Cedar Rapids, July 29, 2025. — Paul Brennan/Little Village The parking ramp across the street from the federal building in...

i9: Ukrainian family fights to stay in Iowa as humanitarian parole expires

KCRG - Iowa · July 31, 2025

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - A Ukrainian family living in Iowa City is stuck in limbo and unable to work as the federal government decides whether or not to extend their parole from a humanitarian program. Before February 24, 2022, Mykola and Svitlana...

NASCAR DFS Fantasy Picks 2025 Iowa Cup Race: Top Drivers, Sleepers, and Strategy

Sportskeeda · July 31, 2025

As the dust has settled in Indianapolis, the NASCAR Cup Series circuit returns to short-track racing this Sunday at the Iowa Speedway. The Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol is set to be the 23rd race of the 2025 season, with four regular-season...

Public health goals for Iowa water require policy solutions Adam Shriver

Des Moines Register - Iowa ·

Adam Shriver is director of wellness and nutrition with the Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement. In response to the increased media attention about Iowa’s high cancer rates and the weekslong watering ban in central Iowa, many...

A WORLD OF FLAVOR AWAITS: THE WORLD FOOD & MUSIC FESTIVAL SERVES UP CULTURE AND CELEBRATION WITH 2025 PROGRAMMING

Cityview Magazine - Iowa · July 31, 2025

Just Released 7/31/2025 GREATER DES MOINES, IA (July 31, 2025) – The World Food & Music Festival, presented by Veridian Credit Union, has announced its 2025 programming. The Festival returns Friday, Aug. 22 – Sunday, Aug. 24 at Western Gateway...

NBC analyst Jeff Burton expects exciting racing at Iowa Speedway

Iowa City Press Citizen ·

Longtime NASCAR Cup Series driver Jeff Burton expects racing at Iowa Speedway to be as fast and furious as ever, as NASCAR's top series returns to Newton for the second time. Burton, who raced in the Cup Series from 1993 to 2014 and now works as...

Enrollment at Iowa Park CISD School District increased by 2.3% in 2023-24 school year compared to previous school year

Nortex Times - Texas · July 31, 2025

There were 1,938 students enrolled in Iowa Park CISD School District during the 2023-24 school year, 2.3% more than the previous year's 1,895 students welcomed, according to the Texas Education Agency. Among the student body, 53.9% were boys and...

Iowa Speedway weekend schedule, TV, weather info for NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, ARCA

NBC Sports · July 31, 2025

With four races remaining in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season, Iowa Speedway will kick off the 2025 NASCAR on NBC schedule. Ryan Blaney is the defending winner of Sunday’s Cup race (Countdown to Green begins at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network). Last...

Iowa Democrats decry steep Medicaid cuts on program's 60th anniversary

Des Moines Register - Iowa ·

Republicans' new law reducing federal Medicaid spending has raised concerns about health care access and affordability, especially in rural areas. Iowa Democrats, including 1st Congressional District candidate Christina Bohannan, criticize the...

Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego headed to Iowa

The Arizona Daily Star ·

Emma Lucille Bradford Cronkite News WASHINGTON — Sen. Ruben Gallego will devote part of his first August recess as a senator to visiting with voters in Iowa — a sign the Arizona Democrat may be eyeing a presidential run. The odds would be against...

Des Moines Banned Lawn Watering, but Polluted Tap Water Keeps Flowing: Inside Iowa’s Nitrate Problem

Sentient Media · July 30, 2025

Rich Gradoville, a retired schoolteacher, was perplexed by his bladder cancer diagnosis. He doesn’t engage in one of the highest risk factors for developing bladder cancer — smoking — so he asked his urologist what else might have caused it. His...

Iowa native Mitchell kicks off NASCAR Cup Series weekend in ARCA race

Newton Daily News - Iowa ·

West Des Moines native Mason Mitchell returns home this weekend when the ARCA Menards Series returns to Iowa Speedway. Mitchell will race in his No. 25 Pro Seed Toyota for Venturini Motorsports and hopes to finish near the front for the second...

HOWEY: Rep. Stutzman in the immigration crosshairs

WTHR - Indiana ·

The Indiana congressman has set off a firestorm within Indiana’s 3rd Congressional District MAGA base. INDIANAPOLIS — Timing is everything in life, sports and politics. For U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman, sequencing appears to be a challenge. During...