IPR News

The Inflation Reduction Act provides funds for clean energy, transportation, electrification and more for rural communities, but small towns with few resources and staff may have trouble accessing those programs.

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed two laws that ban transgender kids in Iowa from getting gender-affirming medical care and from using school bathrooms that align with their gender identity.

Rural areas are losing grocery stores to consolidation faster than their urban counterparts — but some communities have come up with innovative solutions.

School curriculum cannot discuss sexual orientation or gender identity under the Iowa Senate bill passed Wednesday, and books that include sexual activity would be banned.

The Iowa House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would ban the use of eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines unless 90% of the route is first acquired through voluntary land sales.

Transgender kids in Iowa were legally barred from starting gender-affirming medical treatments and from using school bathrooms that align with their gender identity after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed two bills into law Wednesday.

Iowa officials say the state will not participate in the Center for Disease Control's 2023 Youth Behavior Survey to focus on the state's Iowa Youth Survey.

Iowa leaders launched a new website, app and hotline Tuesday for anonymously reporting concerns related to school safety.

About 30 communities in Iowa were targeted Tuesday by false reports of school shootings. Iowa Department of Public Safety Commissioner Steve Bayens said it appeared to be a hoax known as “swatting.”

Neuroscientists, including researchers at the University of Iowa, say psychedelic drugs may launch a new era in psychiatric treatment. Drugs like psilocybin mushrooms and MDMA could offer a new way to treat disorders ranging from depression and anxiety to chronic pain and PTSD.