Fifty-seven percent of Dallas County voters voted no to a $60 million bond measure on Tuesday’s ballot that would provide funds to build a new court house. Had the bond passed, the new courthouse would have been built next to the Dallas County Law Enforcement Center and have space for six

Dallas County voters again fail to pass a referendum allowing the county to issue bonds to build a new courthouse, after a previous failure in 2024.

Last year, a nearly identical bond referendum appeared on the ballot. However, only 49% of voters approved the public measure in 2024.

There are 55 bond proposals going before Iowa voters on Nov. 4, 2025, for a total of $1.6 billion, according to Iowans for Tax Relief. That includes metro-area school districts like Ankeny, Dallas Center-Grimes,

The Kettlestone Central Sports Complex opened this year. Its developer said property taxes would threaten its viability and surrounding growth.

Waukee Community School District's budget shortfall stems from the county failing to account for a property tax adjustment for an Apple data center.

A baby’s death is being looked into by eastern Iowa officials. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a seven-month-old boy who was initially hospitalized after becoming unresponsive at a Perry daycare earlier this week.

On Tuesday, voters went to the polls. Judges, county row officers, mayors, council members, township supervisors and commissioners, and tax collectors were on the ballot on Tuesday in Cumberland County.