A bill that would allow for emergency refills of prescription drugs without a prescriber’s authorization, House File 700, passed the Iowa Senate Tuesday unanimously.
The original law in Iowa only...
Hawkeyes flooded the state Capitol on Tuesday to advocate for a variety of issues important to the University of Iowa and its students.
Those who took part in the annual Hawkeye Caucus conducted one-on-one...
Next fiscal year’s funding for Iowa’s three public state universities will fall below Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ $18 million recommended increase if an Iowa House budget bill passes through the Iowa...
Iowa Democrats are pushing to end the privatization of Medicaid in the state following the end of negations between the state and one of two private insurance organizations managing the program, which...
The Iowa Senate voted on Tuesday evening to mandate that employers in Iowa verify their employees’ immigration status online.
In a 33-14 vote, the legislation calls for the use of the online system,...
As major flooding continues in the counties of western Iowa and Nebraska, some Democrats are pointing to climate change as the cause of the damage and pushing for Congress to address it.
Rep. Alexandria...
Over-the-counter birth-control legislation has made some headway in the state Legislature and has been introduced in the Senate by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa.
Ernst announced in a news release March...
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court may not carve out a place for federal courts to resolve the partisan drawing of election districts, but Iowa’s congressional Democrats have taken action to preserve Iowa’s...
The Iowa Senate on March 26 moved to pass a concurrent resolution urging Congress to limit certain student-loan interest rates to no more than 2 percentage points higher than the current prime interest...
President Trump declared a major disaster Saturday for 56 counties in Iowa due to flooding that began March 12 near the Missouri river and in other parts of the state.
The declaration, which allows...
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds joined Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday to visit those affected by major flooding in Nebraska. Western Iowa counties were also hit hard by the flooding.
Reynolds issued a...
