Erin Murphy

Special education advocates call it an ‘improvement,’ but say changes are still needed.

In a new report, Sand says a state board’s rejection of his request for information during an audit is an example of Republican efforts to limit his office’s authority.

An Iowa government agency or official could hire a private accountant to perform its annual audit under legislation advanced Wednesday. It’s the second year GOP lawmakers have tried to limit powers of the Democratic state auditor.

Previous attempts to pass the bill have met with resistance in the Iowa House, which held this year’s first hearing on Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal.

Zaun, a Republican from Urbandale, has been working for years to ban the use of traffic cameras in Iowa; this year he has combined his legislative proposal with a hands-free device use while driving.

The proposed state law come after a similar proposal in Pella was defeated by a public vote in November.

The GOP legislator who introduced the bill said it is needed to close a loophole in the state’s collective bargaining law, while a Democrat called it ‘union-busting’

One proposal aims to require age verification for pornography sites; another would require parental consent for minors to have a social media account

On an organized day of LGBTQ advocacy at the Iowa Capitol, Iowa House Republicans advanced a bill that would prohibit teachers from being punished for refusing to use a student’s preferred pronouns.

During a news conference Monday at the Iowa Capitol, Reynolds repeated her criticism of how President Joe Biden’s has enforced federal immigration laws, and cast doubt that Congress will be able to pass border security legislation.

A proposal that stalled at the end of the 2023 legislative session is moving again, and this time appears headed for lawmakers’ approval

Iowa Senate Democrats, meanwhile, unveiled a package of ‘reproductive freedom’ bills, while Republicans advanced bills regarding teaching human development and child support requirements.

Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal received bipartisan support in its first legislative step; a Republican senator dismissed concerns over lack of transparency called for in the bill.

Iowa statehouse Republicans have proposed multiple changes to state law that would allow them greater access to the judicial process when a state law is challenged in court

The Iowa Department of Education published certified K-12 enrollment figures for the 2023-2024 school year, which provide the first look at the impact of the state’s new private school financial assistance program.