The national K-12 common core education standards have drawn attention from educators, parents, and government officials. It's already become a topic in the 2016 presidential campaign. But what is it, and why are so many talking about it?
Agriculture is Iowa's top business, but it's also the state's most deadly. Yet, many farmers are opposed to further government regulations that would interfere with how farmers engage in safety at their workplace.
Iowa declined this year to give its Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship authority to inspect for animal health conditions large dog breeding facilities, particularly those suspected of having substandard conditions for animals at the facilities. Plus, link to new Horrible Hundred dog bree
Iowa’s estimated 2014 population of 3.1 million marked a 2 percent increase from when the 2010 census was taken, a rate slower than the 3.3 percent national population growth in that same time. This IowaWatch Connection podcast takes you deeper into the story.
Is graffiti a form of vandalism...a form of art...or both at the same time? Graffiti has been transformed from simply writing a name on a wall, to a cultural phenomenon with competitive aspects.
Bundles of newspapers are in the state historical archives, waiting to be preserved...but there’s disagreement over how to do it. One state agency refused a quarter million dollars to do the work. We’ll tell you why, and also look to the future of the industry.
Video games have come a long way since Pong and Frogger...and it's not just males who play them. Are the games themselves enhancing gender stereotypes? And do their realistic look add to reinforcing negative images?
It's been five years since the Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism started producing in-depth news reporting...this week, we'll give you an update on some of the stories IowaWatch has covered, and we'll take a look ahead at what we'll all be talking about in the future.
Succeeding in college is hard enough, but the challenges are even greater for a student with a hidden illness...one the rest of us cannot see, such as juvenile arthritis, autism, learning disabilities, depression or anxiety.
More than one of every three Iowans voted a straight party ticket in last November's election. Now, some in the legislature are trying to eliminate the practice altogether.
African Americans are just 3.3 percent of Iowa's population, but they make up 26 percent of the state's prison population. What's behind criminal sentencing discrepancies, and what might be done about it?
