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Hunter 02/13/23 The State of Iowa paid out $129 million in unwarranted jobless benefits last year, doubling the figure of a year before. Iowa Capital Dispatch

Members of Iowa’s congressional delegation worked to spotlight immigration issues this week with a recent trip to the U.S.-Mexico border, while also addressing ethanol and livestock issues and the fentanyl

According to newly disclosed state data, 89 percent of the overpayments made last year were not the result of unemployment fraud, but of state decisions that were reversed on appeal or innocent mistakes made by Iowans seeking benefits.

Overpayments doubled last year, and were 6,086% higher than in 2017.

Overpayments doubled last year, and were 6,086% higher than in 2017.

The state of Iowa paid out $129 million more last year than it should have in unemployment benefits -- a 6,086% increase from 2017.

A Iowa Senate subcommittee advanced a bill Thursday that would give judges more leeway in ordering criminal defendants to pay restitution if they killed someone who committed a crime against

An increasing demand for low-carbon fuels will imperil ethanol producers unless there is widespread adoption of equipment to capture emissions from ethanol plants, the executive director of the Iowa Renewable

The state’s COVID-19 infection rate increased slightly last week, representing the first uptick in weekly reported cases in more than a month.

An Iowa college student whose YouTube video of a police traffic stop generated 1.6 million views is now suing the city of Newton for false arrest.