Erin Murphy

The Iowa Legislature is meeting today in Des Moines for a special session to consider passage of a bill that would restrict abortion in the state. The Gazette is providing live coverage of debate, committee meetings, demonstrations and other activity at the state capitol.

The Iowa Capitol will be ground zero for state abortion policy debate. Advocates on both sides of the issue plan to fill the Capitol in Des Moines as lawmakers consider legislation to severely restrict abortion access in the state.

The former president made the claim in a social media post after the New York Times published an article describing a strained relationship between Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Trump’s campaign

The Kansas native who has been the group’s executive director since 2012 has developed a research-based communications strategy that he hopes will help progressives better connect with their fellow Iowans

Iowa Republicans will consider a similar bill to that so-called “fetal heartbeat” bill that passed in 2018 but was blocked by the courts. The new bill, which was introduced on Friday, would ban abortions after cardiac activity is detected in a fetus, with some exceptions.

Iowa Treasurer Roby Smith says the time has come to raise the annual limit because the increasing cost of college has outpaced inflation. In 2000, two years after College Savings Iowa was created, the average cost of college was $8,653 for a four-year public college and $21,856 for a four-year private school; in 2020, those averages were $21,878 for a public school and $47,961 for a private college.

State also auctioning unclaimed safe deposit boxes, Treasurer Roby Smith says

Statehouse Republicans appear poised to once again pass a law that would ban abortions once a fetus’ heartbeat can be detected.

While an Iowa Supreme Court decision this month means abortion remains legal in Iowa until roughly 20 weeks of pregnancy, lawmakers and activists on both sides of the issue are gearing up for another protracted battle.

Under a condition of one settlement, the courts will resolve any future open records disputes with the plaintiffs — two Iowa news organizations and an advocacy group for government transparency — over the course of one year.

A 3-3 decision by the Iowa Supreme Court on a so-called fetal heartbeat bill means abortion remains legal in Iowa, for now, until the 20th week of pregnancy. The ruling throws the issue back to state lawmakers.

Gov. Kim Reynolds seeking to reinstate 2018 law that would ban abortions once fetal heartbeat detected

Mike Gronstal, a former Iowa Senate majority leader, was let go by the Iowa State Building and Construction Trades Council as its Capitol lobbyist.

The company C6-Zero would be fined $95,711 — which is nearly $35,000 less than originally proposed — for worker safety violations stemming from a Dec. 8 explosion and fire at an Iowa shingle recycling plant

Wahls was voted out as leader by his peers after he fired two long-time Senate Democrat staffers