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...
Emily Delgado, Politics Reporter
• February 19, 2023
After the Democratic National Committee approved a new primary calendar for the presidential nomination process, Iowa Democrats must navigate a new future without their first-in-the-nation spot and...
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...
Iowa school districts will receive a 3 percent funding boost, about $107 million, in state aid.
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the increase into law Tuesday, which will total state funding to $3.9...
Lauren White, Politics Reporter
• February 5, 2023
Iowa House Republicans introduced multiple bills targeting LGBTQ+ students in K-12 schools across the state. These bills would restrict gender and sexuality instruction and out students to their parents.
House...
The Democratic National Committee announced Saturday that the newly approved primary calendar removes Iowa’s first-in-the-nation status. The presidential nomination process will now start in South...
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....
