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State lawmakers debated what kind of impact the proposal would have on government services, including education.

Also, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ sweeping state government realignment proposal moved one step closer to law.

Iowa schools would have fewer requirements on what they teach and how they provide instruction under a bill the Iowa Senate passed Tuesday.

The three-member commission for the blind had been down to just one after one member retired and another passed away.

Also, a proposed bill would require school administrators to teach a class

Also, Republicans advanced a proposal to add more job search requirements for Iowans receiving unemployment benefits

Also, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ sweeping state government reorganization bill passed out of a Senate committee

Iowa property owners are off the hook for about $130 million in taxes they would have otherwise paid under an erroneous assessment formula, but local governments are left holding the bag under legislation signed into law Monday by Gov. Kim Reynolds.

Also, Gov. Reynolds says she will sign into law the caps on medical malpractice jury awards

More jobs would be open to Iowa teenagers under a bill House lawmakers advanced on Tuesday.

The proposal was inspired by a recent case involving a sex trafficking victim who killed the man who she says raped her

Iowa lawmakers Tuesday advanced a bill eliminating reporting requirements and other regulations on public K-12 schools.

Iowa lawmakers continue to advance a proposal to fix a state error that's left property taxpayers on the hook for higher bills than expected, but could leave local governments short millions .

Also, state Senate OKs fix to property tax rate error

Gov. Kim Reynolds approved $440,000 for the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund, which recently exhausted its available spending for the first time in a decade.