DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) -- When Iowa Department of Health of Human Services Director Kelly Garcia leaves her position next month, her successor, current Director of the ...

The state of Iowa will pay $600,000 to a former employee who claimed she was fired for fulfilling public records requests. This story was updated at 8:55 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5 to include a ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Director Kelly Garcia has resigned, the governor’s office announced Monday. Director of the Iowa Department of ...

A former Iowa health department spokesperson will receive a $600,000 settlement from the state. Polly Carver-Kimm alleged she was wrongfully fired in 2020 for fulfilling public records requests during ...

The State of Iowa is paying $600,000 to settle the wrongful termination lawsuit filed by the former spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Public Health. Polly Carver-Kimm’s lawsuit claimed that ...

Iowa has fallen to the bottom rating on a national report gauging the preparedness of all 50 states for public health emergencies, from disease outbreaks to natural disasters. Dara Lieberman, director ...

DES MOINES — Iowa local boards of health would be consolidated into county or district boards of health under legislation advanced Monday by state Senate lawmakers. Representatives from multiple ...

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Director Kelly Garcia has resigned. Gov. Kim Reynolds' office announced the news Monday. At the same time, they announced Garcia's successor, Larry Johnson ...