Doctor Helps Iowa Couple Face Illness On Their Own Terms
Dr. Tim Ihrig has almost become a member of the Avelleyra family. He's helping Augie and Phyllis, who've been married 60 years, lead the best lives they can under trying health circumstances. When...
View ArticleIowa Opens The Doors To Medicaid Coverage, On Its Own Terms
Iowa initially chose not to expand Medicaid to thousands of beneficiaries under the Affordable Care Act. But it's come up with a plan that uses federal money to pay for expansion, while writing its own...
View ArticleIowa Mayor Calls For 'Caring Cities' To Take In Young Immigrants
Unaccompanied, undocumented children from Central America aren't just sparking debate in the Southwest. The question of whether to offer shelter to the minors has led to divided opinions in Iowa.
View ArticleIowa's Corn Farmers Learn To Adapt To Weather Extremes
Studies warn that climate change will threaten corn production in coming decades. Meanwhile, farmers are experimenting with new planting methods in hopes of slowing soil erosion from torrential rains.
View ArticleA Candidate With Low Poll Numbers, But High Hopes
Dr. Doug Butzier was the Libertarian candidate for the U.S. Senate in Iowa when he died in a small plane crash this week. NPR's Scott Simon thinks on the hopes even "lost cause" candidates inspire.
View ArticleHealth Insurance Startup Collapses In Iowa
Obamacare provided billions in seed money to help establish insurance companies called co-ops. One of the biggest has now gone under, and its state overseer is telling clients to switch carriers.
View ArticleIn Iowa, 2016 Has Begun — At Least For The Republican Party
When it comes to presidential politics, Iowa is where things all get started, long before most people realize the election season has begun. And like it or not, the race is on ... if only on one side.
View ArticleStates Aim To Restrict Medically Induced Abortions
One in four abortions is induced with medications rather than a surgical procedure. But the process faces a growing number of legal restrictions, including a law in Ohio.
View ArticleAvian Flu Outbreak Takes Poultry Producers Into Uncharted Territory
Avian influenza is ravaging poultry flocks across the Upper Midwest. The virus is "doing things we've never seen it do before," and understanding about transmission is very limited, a scientist says.
View ArticleThe Iowa Beyond Hay Bales, Corn Fields And Deep-Fried Butter
Each political season, Iowa attracts candidates and the hoardes of staff and media that follow them. But some wish campaigns would broaden their scope.
View ArticlePatients In Iowa Worry About Private Management Of Medicaid
The way one fifth of Iowa's residents get health care is about to change. The governor is putting Medicaid in the hands of private insurance companies, and 11 firms are vying for that business.
View ArticleBig Money And Backstabbing Have Become Part Of The Iowa Game
The hyperfocus on Iowa as the first presidential nominating contest has meant more money — and sometimes leaving allegiances behind — for consultants, who can make up to $10,000 a month.
View ArticleGot Corn? Ethanol Is No Longer King In Iowa Among Candidates
Candidates' waning interest in the corn fuel shows that Iowa's role in shaping policy debates may be declining.
View ArticleSantorum Struggles To Regain 2012 Momentum
The onetime Iowa caucus winner now sits dead last in the state's polls, but Rick Santorum says he's still hoping for another last-minute surge.
View Article'Camp Cruz': The Surplus Iowa Dorm Filled With Cruz Volunteers
A three-story unused business college dormitory in Des Moines that can sleep 100 has been put to use as housing for dozens of campaign workers from across the country. A second dorm is being readied.
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