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“I don’t know that employers know quite how to react to artificial intelligence yet, so they’re really proceeding with caution and being really conservative in their hiring.” — Cindy Meis, director of undergraduate career services at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business, on the potential for new college graduates to face a slower hiring process.
Thousands of graduates of Iowa's public universities will earn their degree and enter the professional world this weekend with commencement ceremonies. (Photo via Getty Images)
As thousands of students walk the stage this week to receive their diplomas, some may be facing a slower-to-hire job market.
A University of Iowa expert is advising new grads to treat the job search like a class project, something she knows they have plenty of experience doing, and look for “utility player” positions.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidates state Sen. Zach Wahls, left, and state Rep. Josh Turek participate May 14, 2026 in a debate sponsored by KCCI TV and Gray Media. (Screenshot from KTIV livestream)
Candidates Josh Turek and Zach Wahls sparred Thursday during the second U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate on issues like reproductive healthcare and how to best achieve their policy goals if elected.
One of the notable disputes during the KCCI and Gray Media debate centered on reproductive healthcare. Wahls said “reproductive rights, in addition to maternal health, is a place of real difference” between him and Turek – a point Turek disputed.
The state Board of Pharmacy has imposed new sanctions against 10 previously disciplined Walgreens stores in Iowa.
A southern Iowa veterinarian and dog breeder has been sanctioned a second time for unlawfully dispensing significant quantities of a controlled substance.
The U.S. Senate approved a resolution Thursday that will prevent lawmakers in that chamber from receiving their paychecks during any government shutdowns that begin after this year’s midterm elections.
Democrats and advocacy groups urged a quick rejection of President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on compiling citizenship lists and creating traceable mail-in ballots in a federal court hearing Thursday.
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon took heat Thursday over forthcoming changes to the federal student loan system that will impose new borrowing limits for professional and graduate students.
An increasing number of conservative states are mandating that state and local social service providers verify and report the immigration status of the people they serve — in some cases threatening stiff penalties for public employees who fail to comply, Stateline reports.
The U.S. House Thursday rejected a proposal to rein in President Donald Trump’s months-long military actions in Iran that have left dozens of U.S. military members dead, while killing thousands of civilians and displacing millions in the Middle East, according to third-party monitors.
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