CLIVE, IOWA (June 26, 2023) — Three big lottery prizes all were won this weekend in Iowa. The first was a $1 million Mega Millions® prize in that game’s Friday drawing, followed by an InstaPlay jackpot of nearly $400,000 and a Powerball® prize of $2 million, both won on Saturday.

The winning streak demonstrates the random nature of lottery games, and the key detail emphasized by the Iowa Lottery: You never know when or where the next big winner will hit.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 23, 2023) — The Boards and Commissions Review Committee will be holding its first meeting in Room 103 of the State Capitol (Old Supreme Court Chamber) on Monday, June 26, 12PM.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 21, 2023) — State Auditor Rob Sand has released a statement on his decision to vote no to using nearly $175,000 of tax-payers’ money to settle two lawsuits filed against Governor Kim Reynolds and her administration for violating open-records laws.

“These insiders have no shame. They abuse your rights, and then want to use your money to pay for having abused you,” said Auditor Sand. “I will not go along with this disgusting abuse of power.”

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 19, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds and the Department of Management’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) have announced a new broadband grant opportunity for internet service providers. $148,960,000 is available through Empower Rural Iowa Broadband Grant Program with funding from the Capital Projects Fund (CPF) administered by the US Department of Treasury.