Iowa is slightly less than a year away from its first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses, and Democratic candidates have begun making campaign stops across the state — more often than not at small,...
Iowa City schools are facing budget cuts despite the recent 2.06 percent increase in state funding allocated to K-12 schools across Iowa. However the growth in funds is making the difference between...
A bill providing for additional steps to prohibit employers from hiring undocumented immigrants is gaining momentum in the Iowa Legislature, passing a subcommittee Feb. 20.
The measures could mandate...
Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter
• February 28, 2019
Students and state legislators are moving to protect people experiencing an alcohol-related medical emergency from prosecution with bills in both chambers of the state Legislature.
Such legislation would...
Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter
• February 26, 2019
An Iowa City company seeks to bring new technology to the fields with automated drones, but employees would like Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to increase bandwidth in rural Iowa to help with connectivity.
Automated...
Iowa City Community School District officials held a forum with Democratic state lawmakers on Friday, speaking on developments in K-12 education.
The legislators discussed a number of bills recently...
Bills moving through the Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature could change the way Iowa Supreme Court and appellate-court judges are selected, ultimately giving more power to lawmakers. HSB110 Â and...
Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter
• February 19, 2019
Iowa’s medical marijuana program has changed since its inception — the approval of a manufacturer, five dispensaries in the state, and an increase in the number of patients using the products. In this...
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Monday she would not appeal District 5c Court Judge Michael Huppert's ruling that the 2018 fetal-heartbeat law violated the Iowa Constitution.
"This was an extremely...
A year ago to the date, 17 people were fatally shot at the hands of a gunman with an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school in Parkland, Florida.
The tragedy sparked a series...
Private booksellers and lawmakers are pushing legislation that would eliminate sales tax from all required instructional materials at Iowa’s postsecondary institutions.
At the University of Iowa, administrators...
First Amendment rights are up for debate in the Iowa Statehouse amid a controversial court case around religious liberty.
Senate Study Bill 1099, a bill addressing First Amendment rights and regulations...
