Conner Hendricks

4 days ago | kwqc.com | Conner Hendricks

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - A new report from Community Colleges for Iowa finds that the state doesn’t have enough people with four year degrees in areas like healthcare, education, manufacturing, and IT. The study’s authors think community colleges can help fill the gapIt found that 24 other states let their community colleges offer four year degrees.

1 week ago | kwqc.com | Conner Hendricks

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - Some aspects of the 2026 election could look different. There are two election bills currently on Governor Kim Reynolds’ desk. One seeks to prevent confusion over voters’ citizenship status. The other reforms how recounts are run. 35 noncitizens voted in Iowa last year, and Rep. Austin Harris (R-Moulton) says a measure that would make it easier to check voters’ citizenship status will prevent a repeat.

1 week ago | kwqc.com | Conner Hendricks

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - Iowans could have to pay more for college next year. The Iowa Board of Regents will vote next month whether to raise tuition 3% at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University and 2.7% at UNI. If the Regents approve the tuition hikes, it would bring the total cost of attendance, including room and board, to more than $29,000 at Iowa, $25,000 at ISU, and $24,000 at UNI.

1 week ago | kwqc.com | Conner Hendricks

GUTHRIE CENTER, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - Wednesday, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill increasing the number of slots for doctors to do their residency training as long as federal funding comes through later. At a bill signing in Guthrie Center Wednesday, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds said, “Doctors often decide to practice where they do their residency.

1 week ago | kttc.com | Conner Hendricks

BURLINGTON, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - An Iowa Democrat hasn’t held political office in nearly five decades, but he’s now running for the Democratic nomination for eastern Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. Bob Krause of Burlington says he thinks he has a chance to flip the seat currently held by Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Krause says he’s running because he’s concerned about potential cuts to Medicaid and tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy that Republicans have supported.