IowaWatch co-founder Stephen Berry spoke recently on KXEL-AM 1540 radio in Waterloo, with IowaWatch Connection host Jeff Stein about IowaWatch and the upcoming Celebrating a Free Press and Open Government banquet, scheduled for Oct. 2, 2014, in Des Moines.
The amount of money that the government spends on expensive crop insurance subsidies has long come under criticism. This month, a federal report found that small cuts to premium subsidies could result in hundreds of millions of dollars in savings. The findings come as the national debt soars near $1
At least eight food products had to be recalled so far this month, federal food-safety agencies reported. Recalled products include tomatoes possibly tainted with Salmonella and bagels potentially covered in glass.
Farming, once again, is one of the country's deadliest jobs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released preliminary occupational fatality data this week, revealing that farmers, ranchers and other agricultural managers have the eighth-highest workplace fatality rates.
IowaWatch digital analyst/reporter Lauren Mills spoke on Beth Malicki's "To the Point" program on KCRG-TV9 for a program about her investigation into why the payday loan industry is not regulated more than it already is in Iowa.
The Republican and Democratic candidates for governor wasted no time digging into the merits of a $100 million tax break that lured a $1.6 billion fertilizer company to Lee County. Republican Gov. Terry Branstad and Democratic challenger state Sen. Jack Hatch also lobbed accusations of improper beha
KXIC host Jay Capron talked with Katelynn McCollough about sexual assaults on college campuses, including a 2013 story still relevant today about flaws in mandatory crime reporting on college campuses. Also on the show: an Amber Rouse story dealing with frac sand mining controversies in northeast Io
The EPA’s proposed “Waters of the United States” rule would add to the Clean Water Act by defining whether a water body is – or is not – protected by the act. The public has until Oct. 20 to formally comment on the proposed rule. So far, the rule has received nearly 6,000 comments. Hundreds of other
In March, the EPA issued a proposed rule to define what is considered a water body under its jurisdiction. Since then, farmers throughout the Midwest have expressed concern over the rule. Some have even claimed it could drastically change the way farmers run their businesses.
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.
IowaWatch executive director-editor Lyle Muller talked on WMT radio host Bob Bruce’s Wednesday, Sept. 17, program about reporter Amber Rouse’s story about northeast Iowa residents’ fight to
