Erin Murphy

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

The law, which was signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds last month, bars books that depict or describe sexual acts. Schools are also required to have a policy that allows someone to request removal of any classroom materials, and they must put their library catalog online and allow parents to review certain instructional materials.

Trump’s supporters will be unmoved, and persuadable Iowa Republicans probably are already looking for another candidate, they say

Senate Democrats are not commenting, but reports indicate the group was upset with Wahls over the recent firing of two longtime staffers.

Trump’s former vice president, Pence pushed back on the former president’s assertions related to the 2020 election results and the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol

Eight GOP White House hopefuls roasted Biden and revved up their campaigns at Joni Ernst’s annual fundraiser