Erin Murphy

The legal path to Friday’s state Supreme Court ruling started in 2017.

Abortions in Iowa would be illegal once cardiac activity can be detected in an embryo or fetus after the Iowa Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for a 2023 state law to take effect.

Iowa’s Supreme Court is set to issue its decision Friday on whether or not to allow a strict abortion restriction to take effect, potentially delivering a dramatic shake-up to Iowa’s abortion laws.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced the creation of the new unit; Iowa has not had a statewide cold case unit since 2011

The Iowa Democratic Party held its state convention Saturday and announced Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will speak at the party’s annual fundraiser next month

Sand says government bodies in small communities should police each other in order to prevent misuse of taxpayer dollars.

Set to go into effect July 1, the law would allow state and local officials to deport immigrants who previously were deported or entered the country illegally

The Iowa state agriculture department is asking for federal assistance to address the avian influenza outbreak, which on Friday was confirmed in a second herd of dairy cattle.

History shows incumbent presidents with low approval ratings typically hurt down-ticket candidates

Miller-Meeks, the Republican incumbent, will once again face Democrat Christina Bohannan in this fall’s general election

Meantime, a year later Iowa has not replaced an interstate compact for comparing voter registration lists across states.

Levin, of Iowa City, faces a challenger in the Democratic primary. Ty Bopp also ran in 2022 but dropped out, and who has not filed any fundraising reports this year.

Iowa providers will be reimbursed by the state for emergency contraception provided to sexual assault victims, but abortion services for victims will not be reimbursed, according to a new policy announced Friday by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird following a 17-month review conducted by her office.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Marion schools are among 38 grant recipients under the $900K program, created by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds after she rejected $29 million in federal funding.

A new state law requires Iowa local governments to obtain a permit to continue using automated traffic enforcement cameras beyond Oct. 1