Gov. Kim Reynolds is awarding new grants for businesses to expand child care access for their employees. Johnson County is ...

Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Tuesday that the state has ...

Iowa’s plan to extend postpartum coverage for new mothers has been approved by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...

The Old Capitol building pictured at the Pentacrest on the University of Iowa campus Wednesday, July 31, 2024 in Iowa City, ...

Over a dozen Iowa businesses and schools received funds to expand child care resources in their communities. A total of $14 million was awarded Monday through the state's Child Care Business Incentive ...

The state of Iowa has acquired property at 50 Forest Ave. and 1333 Ohio St. in Des Moines for $10.6 million, Polk County real ...

Iowa school leaders this legislative session want state funding to provide free, full-day 4-year-old preschool programs to families, policies that aim to recruit and retain educators and improved chil ...

Statehouse reporter Stephen Gruber-Miller is an Iowa native who leads the Des Moines Register's Capitol bureau.

The new law's 12-month expansion affects families below the 215% federal poverty level ($67,080 annually for a family of four ...