Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau

Reimbursement for home security systems and allowing legislators to get professional weapons permits are among the proposals.

Iowa House lawmakers advanced Gov. Kim Reynolds’ sweeping health care legislation, which includes codifying SNAP and Summer EBT waivers and allowing over-the-counter ivermectin, on Thursday.

The proposed legislation also would change Medicaid income limits for disabled Iowans.

‘The overwhelming evidence is that there's a need here,’ Bettendorf Republican Rep. Gary Mohr says

Iowans seeking to access abortion pills in the state would be required to have an in-person visit with a health care provider under a bill advancing in the Iowa Senate, as other Republican-led states also attempt to place restrictions on medication abortions.

The bill would prevent school agreements with public libraries to provide students with access to books and other materials.

All liquefied CO2 transported through pipelines in Iowa would be taxed per metric ton under legislation proposed by a top Senate Republican that was advanced by legislators Wednesday.

An Iowa bill would allow boundary changes, but it is unlikely to advance this legislative session.

A small group of individuals keeps cycling through Iowa's jails and hospitals due to a lack of short-term mental health treatment options. Quad-Cities law enforcement is urging the state to act, saying the current system is costly and ineffective.

Common ground on legislation regarding the use of eminent domain for hazardous liquid pipelines has yet to be found between the Iowa House and Senate as Senate lawmakers advanced a proposal from the chamber’s leader on Thursday.

Iowa Senate committee advances bill that would require county registrars to verify the U.S. citizenship of Iowans registering to vote using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE.

Iowa Senate lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a bill that would block the state judicial branch from weighing in on and determining whether legislation passed by state lawmakers violates the Iowa State Constitution.

Iowa Senate lawmakers advanced a House-passed bill prohibiting eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines, with plans from a top Senate Republican to amend the legislation with his own proposed plan, likely extending a heated debate on the issue.

The group includes 12 Democratic members between the House and Senate, and will focus on advancing legislation that protects civil rights, ensures fair treatment in the justice system and promotes equity in housing and education through collaborative work.

Democrat running in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District focuses on health care at event in Pella