Iowa House Democrats unveiled their plan to legalize recreational marijuana, expand the medical marijuana program, and expunge the records of minor non-violent marijuana possession charges during a...
The new technology committee in the Iowa Senate is looking to tackle the latest frontier in lawmaking — cybersecurity.
As cybersecurity attacks become a glaring reality for Iowa’s public...
Iowa lawmakers sent legislation to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk Thursday that will prevent a $133 million residential property tax increase from going into effect.
The lost tax revenue from the bill, Senate...
Iowa lawmakers passed caps on medical malpractice awards in civil cases this week. The law caps compensation for non-economic damages at $2 million for hospitals and physicians at fault in medical...
Iowa’s political leaders shared their thoughts on President Joe Biden’s political priorities that laid out during his State of the Union Address.
Biden outlined his successes in revitalizing...
An Iowa City jury awarded a local couple $98 million in damages last November because of negligence by a doctor at the OBGYN Associates of Iowa City after a physician hurt a newborn with improper...
The Iowa Senate passed a bill to increase the state’s allowable budget growth for school funding to 3 percent, half-a-percent more than Gov. Kim Reynolds budget recommendation.
Iowa Senate Democrats...
Iowa is one of the first GOP-led states in the U.S. to expand access to private K-12 education with state taxpayer funds after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law “school choice” legislation on Jan....
Iowans could see fewer food options eligible for food stamp benefits if a bill proposed by Iowa House Republicans is enacted into law.
An Iowa House committee is discussing legislation that...
Rep. Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, was appointed to the Bipartisan Select Committee investigating competition between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party.
Hinson...
Iowa House and Senate lawmakers started state budget negotiations for the state’s next budget this week — including a 2.5 percent increase for Iowa’s public universities.
Gov. Kim Reynolds...
Students in Iowa attending private schools will now receive $7,600 in state tax dollars after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the Students First Act, her largest legislative priority, Tuesday.
The state-funded...
