Erin Murphy

Education policy dealing with graphic materials and the teaching of gender identity passed, but a bill regulating carbon capture pipelines did not

Proposed legislation would require the state to prioritize maintenance of current publicly-owned lands over the acquisition of new lands. Iowa ranks near the bottom of the list of U.S. states for its share of publicly-owned land. About 3 percent of the state is public land.

With its death ahead of this week’s legislative funnel, the bill is ineligible for consideration for the remainder of the 2023 session, although leadership could resurrect it

Asa Hutchinson speaks to conservative Bull Moose Club in Des Moines

The program helped elections officials discover 36 cases of alleged duplicate voting in 2018; Iowa Republicans say the program has exceeded its original intention

Republicans say the proposal would advance parents’ input in students’ education, while Democrats say the proposals marginalize LGBTQ students

Also, Senate passes bill to change SNAP and Medicaid eligibility

Governor discusses transgender bills during her first formal news conference in 8 months

With ‘Safe and Sound Iowa,’ individuals can anonymously report potential threats to school violence. The reports will be forwarded to local law enforcement.

Schools districts and police departments across Iowa were dealing with “swatting” calls Tuesday morning, in which someone made false reports of active shooter situations at schools.

With legislative work completed on many bills that could have significant impacts on Iowans for years to come, state lawmakers are turning their attention to a new spate of bills and the $8 billion-plus state budget.

The former Trump VP and potential 2024 presidential candidate discussed foreign policy with Iowa GOP U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and fielded questions about Trump’s apparent pending arrest and calls for protest

If the proposal becomes law, Iowa would join 17 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing the dispensing of birth control without a prescription.

A state lawmaker said he plans to still move legislation that would dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Iowa, Iowa State and Northern Iowa

The lawmaker who crafted the proposal disagrees and says it is designed simply to protect Iowans’ personal information