Disabled troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan face an unexpected battle: the Department of Veterans Affairs’ growing stack of disability benefit claims, leading to processing delays of six months or more. The Center for Investigative Reporting has put together an interactive map with revealing data from VA offices across the nation, including Des Moines, that show you those wait times and the increasing demand on the VA for services.
IowaWatch is the Iowa news partner for a cross-country tour by HuffPost that will stop in Des Moines, Iowa on Oct. 9, 2017. The goal of HuffPost’s “Listen to America” tour is to engage in conversations with people across the country of all ages and backgrounds.
Jennifer Jacobs, whose journey to White House correspondent began in Iowa, will bring back home tales of covering the Trump presidency when she serves as the annual Celebrating a Free Press and Open Government Banquet’s guest speaker in Des Moines on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017.
IowaWatch reporter Krista Johnson and IowaWatch executive director-editor Lyle Muller spoke on KXIC Radio's July 18, 2017, "Your Town" segment about Johnson's reporting project -- "Criminal Confessions: Coerced or Real?" Listen here to the podcast.
The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism, which runs IowaWatch.org, has filed its 990 tax return for 2016. The return shows how the nonprofit center earned and spent money
