Iowa

The latest estimate for Linn County's future Public Health and Child and Youth Development Services building has increased by more than 50 percent — from $20 million earlier this year to $31.5 million.

With overwhelming voter approval, the community of Sibley can now move closer to completing an outdoor aquatic center project.

Iowa's projected gap can be closed without legislative action, the governor says.

Two of Iowa's top elected officials are at odds over whether state government should use short-term borrowing to head off potential cash-flow problems that could delay school aid payments or meeting other obligations on time in 2018.

The Roland-Story school district has hired Haila Architecture in Ames to develop plans for a new athletic facility at the current outlet mall location. The plans will include a new field, track, field events areas, parking lot, concessions, bathrooms and locker rooms.

The idea of a new Ames High School cleared its latest hurdle Monday night when a community feedback group recommended constructing a new building to the school board.

The Board of Regents enterprise since 2001 has saved more than $101 million by refinancing bonds — with most of those savings coming since the Great Recession in 2008, after which interest rates plummeted to the lowest in recent history.

Moody's dropped Mercy Hospital to B1, affecting $71 million of debt.

State government April income tax revenue fell 4%, in what may be an early sign of the "Trump Effect" on taxpayer behavior.

This fall, voters in three Cedar Rapids-Iowa City metro area school districts will be asked to approve a total of $300 million in bond sales to rehabilitate, update and build new public schools.

The Midwest Economy Index declined to 0.51 in May from 0.72 in April, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said Friday.

FORT MADISON, Iowa -- Voters rejected a $27 million school bond issuance Tuesday that would have been used to build, furnish and equip a new elementary school and a softball and baseball field.

Iowa’s weaker-than-projected revenue collections are so far manageable, Moody’s said.

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- As the mother and grandmother of children with special needs, Heather Young has never voted against a school bond issue.

Moody's Investors Service places Mercy Hospital's (IA) Baa2 rating under review for downgrade, affecting approximately $74 million of rated debt.

WATERLOO, Iowa -- The city's plans to borrow $20.9 million next week will be among its largest annual bond issues ever.

CORALVILLE, iowa -- Meg Moreland, a 17-year-old student at West High School in Iowa City, has missed more school days this year because of excessive heat than snow.

WATERLOO, Iowa -- A national bond ratings firm gave Black Hawk County's government high marks for fiscal management.

FORT MADISON, Iowa -- The Fort Madison School Board is putting a $27 million general obligation bond issuance that will pay for the construction of a new elementary school and softball and baseball fields to vote June 27.

Lee County voters soon will take to the polls for the first time this year to vote on the fate of the county health department building.