Lauren Mills

How Iowa Lottery Money Is Spent: Historical Data

These charts show where Iowa Lottery proceeds have been spent since the state adopted a lottery in 1985. Read the story: 30 Years In, Iowa Lottery Runs Contrary To States

By Lauren Mills

/ 8 Jan 2015

Straight Ticket Voting Data

Learn About Tableau

By Lauren Mills

/ 23 Dec 2014

News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge Of Negative Ads In Iowa's 2014 U.S. Senate Race

They’ve taken over your television, YouTube videos and radio dial, but how much do you know about the negative political ads from the 2014 race for one of Iowa’

By Lauren Mills

/ 3 Nov 2014

News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge Of Negative Ads In Iowa's 2014 U.S. Senate Race

Parents Can Be At Risk When Filling A Federal Student Aid Gap

Parents who take out loans to help their kids pay growing student tuitions may end up in financial straits, with debts growing quickly with each student.

By Lauren Mills

/ 18 Sep 2014

Parents Can Be At Risk When Filling A Federal Student Aid Gap

Federal Action Against Payday Loans Is Picking Up

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has begun acting to rein in abuse, producing a report critical of the industry and requiring two payday businesses to provide refunds and pay million-dollar fines. The bureau also is drafting rules that could provide further protections for consumers.

By Lauren Mills

/ 14 Aug 2014

Federal Action Against Payday Loans Is Picking Up

High-Interest Payday Loans Called Predatory, But Regulations Die In Iowa Legislature

Brian Curtis took out his first payday loan when he was 19. It took more than a decade before he got out from under it and the climbing interest payments

By Lauren Mills

/ 10 Aug 2014

High-Interest Payday Loans Called Predatory, But Regulations Die In Iowa Legislature

Alternatives To Payday Loans Exist

Some financial institutions, banks and credit unions in Iowa are trying to create alternatives to payday loans and help people who are unbanked open accounts. The program provides second-chance bank accounts and small dollar loans.

By Lauren Mills

/ 10 Aug 2014

Raw Data: April 2014 Survey About College Debt, Job Prospects

IowaWatch survey of students at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and University of Northern Iowa about college debt and concerns about getting a job after graduation. Scroll down

By Lauren Mills

/ 11 May 2014

Database: Depression In Iowa Colleges

By Lauren Mills

/ 2 Mar 2014

Little Information Exists About Hazardous Materials Traveling Across Iowa

Special IowaWatch/Investigative News Network report: The Iowa Department of Transportation does not track or permit vehicles carrying hazardous materials in Iowa.

By Lauren Mills

/ 20 Jan 2014

Little Information Exists About Hazardous Materials Traveling Across Iowa

Read A Liveblog From The Iowa Legislative Session's First Day

IowaWatchers Lyle Muller, Lauren Mills, Sarah Hadley, Katie Kuntz, Stephen Gruber-Miller and Linh Ta were in Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 13, for the opening of the 2014 legislative

By Lauren Mills

/ 13 Jan 2014

Read A Liveblog From The Iowa Legislative Session's First Day

Poor Housing, Wage Cheats Still Plague Midwest Migrant Farm Workers

A lack of enforcement or inspections and legal loopholes are leaving migrant workers in Iowa vulnerable, cheated of wages and living in substandard housing. The problems include wage theft, broken contracts, substandard housing, working arrangement violations and Agricultural Workers Protection Act

By Lauren Mills

/ 30 Dec 2013

How Iowa Lottery Money Is Spent: Historical Data

Straight Ticket Voting Data

News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge Of Negative Ads In Iowa's 2014 U.S. Senate Race

Parents Can Be At Risk When Filling A Federal Student Aid Gap

Federal Action Against Payday Loans Is Picking Up

High-Interest Payday Loans Called Predatory, But Regulations Die In Iowa Legislature

Alternatives To Payday Loans Exist

Raw Data: April 2014 Survey About College Debt, Job Prospects

Database: Depression In Iowa Colleges

Little Information Exists About Hazardous Materials Traveling Across Iowa

Read A Liveblog From The Iowa Legislative Session's First Day

Poor Housing, Wage Cheats Still Plague Midwest Migrant Farm Workers

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