Erin Murphy

At least 4 dozen bills have been “pre-filed” ahead of the 2025 session of the Iowa Legislature, which convenes Monday

Fully funding 4-year-old preschool, policies that help schools recruit and retain staff and better mental health services all are priorities.

The proposed legislation follows the Iowa Secretary of State’s effort during the 2024 election to identify potential noncitizens attempting to vote.

Republican Party of Iowa chairman Jeff Kaufmann, who has not yet decided whether to run for another term, expressed confidence that Iowa Republicans will not lose their first-in-the-nation caucus status as have Iowa Democrats

Iowa a leader in nation in insurance innovation, thought leadership

Just 28.3 percent of Iowans had received the flu vaccine as of Dec. 20, which would be the lowest rate in at least 7 years

Iowa’s longtime Republican U.S. Senator met recently with President-elect Trump’s picks to lead the FBI, Kash Patel; and National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard.

State agency officials and legislative leaders continued to hurl accusations at each other over the state’s oversight of the Judicial Branch operations

Chris Cournoyer, a former state lawmaker from Le Claire, was sworn in Monday as Iowa’s 48th lieutenant governor.

Cournoyer, a Republican from LeClaire, is serving her second term in the Iowa Senate.

The pollster, whose sterling reputation took a hit when it missed the Trump-Harris result in Iowa by 17 points, said she has seen nothing in the polling data that should have signaled the results were off

The Iowa Revenue Estimating Conference projects slightly better state revenue numbers than it did in October, but revenue still is expected to fall short of current state spending levels.

A task force is charged with making any recommendations for further changes to Iowa’s Area Education Agencies after a new state law went into effect this year.

Ernst said she had a ‘very frank and productive discussion’ this week with Pete Hegseth, nominee to the U.S. Defense Department, but said the vetting of his nomination will continue.

Discussions with Iowa political insiders attempts to shed light on who Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds may name as her second-in-command.