HeyJaredMaura Curran
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 11
- Latest publication
- Sep 30, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Iowa Public Radio
- Top 1M sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 7, 2026
Latest articles
County health departments could see cuts as Iowa HHS shifts to regionalized model (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Iowa Health and Human Services (HHS) announced plans to transition the state’s public health system into a regional model by 2028. The move will shift the oversight of funds for each county to a lead entity in each region. The plan is meant to improve coordination across counties and create more consistent services across the state. Iowa HHS said it wants Iowans to be able to access essential services easily, regardless of where they live. The move will group the state’s 99 counties into seven r
Judge rules Iowa City State Historical Society facility must reopen (opens the original)
Read excerpt
A Johnson County judge has ruled against the state’s decision to close the State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI) branch in Iowa City. The court said the Iowa Department of Administrative Services (DAS) is required to maintain a research facility in Iowa City. Mary Bennett is a retired archivist who worked in the Centennial Building, where the research center was located, for 50 years. She also was a plaintiff in the initial lawsuit against the department. “It’s a miniscule part of Iowa’s budge
This leafy green is packed with protein — and global farmers want you to try it (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Refugee farmers in the Lutheran Services of Iowa (LSI) Global Greens gardening program gather outside the Polk County Health Department in Des Moines each Saturday for their International Market. There, they offer visitors an array of produce grown from their own gardens and originating from their own countries. Farmers can be seen with bags and bins full of multicultural goods as they set up their displays for visitors. There’s one vegetable that shows up frequently in many of the farmers’ gard
Des Moines Public Schools names Matt Smith as new superintendent (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) has selected a familiar figure as the district’s new superintendent. The Des Moines School Board voted unanimously at its meeting Tuesday to appoint Interim Superintendent Matt Smith to the position permanently. The decision comes nearly a year after Smith took over following the abrupt arrest and resignation of former Superintendent Ian Roberts by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. When asked about the recruitment process during the meeting, the Des Moine
Des Moines City Council approves $11.5M budget cut, reducing staff and services (opens the original)
Read excerpt
The Des Moines City Council plans to reduce staff and services across departments in order to save $11.5 million in the city budget. City Manager Scott Sanders presented the recommendations at the council’s meeting Monday. The plan includes cuts in departments like public safety, libraries and parks and recreation. Iowa’s new property tax law capped the city’s general fund revenue growth at 2%, which created a $12 million gap in the city’s upcoming budget, and a $5 million gap in the fiscal year
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
Top 1M sites
For Iowa Public Radio, the outlet · Measured Aug 1, 2026
Website popularity band, not a count of readers or article views.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.