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The bill would allow Iowa cities to impose up to a 3 percent surcharge on retail, food, alcohol, ticket and hotel room sales to fund entertainment districts.

Also, Senate passes bill to change SNAP and Medicaid eligibility

Republican businessman Perry Johnson, a former candidate for governor of Michigan, is back on the airwaves and hitting the road in Iowa.

A look back at the top news stories from (mostly) the week of March 13

Also, House Speaker Grassley says further state income tax reductions not likely this year

State lawmakers debated what kind of impact the proposal would have on government services, including education.

A roughly 1,600-page government reorganization bill filed by Gov. Kim Reynolds could be headed to her desk for her signature by the end of the week — without significant amendment.

Legislation designed to help rural, emergency room hospitals in Iowa passed unanimously out of the Senate Tuesday, 47-0, and now is headed to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk.

Also, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ sweeping state government realignment proposal moved one step closer to law.

A look back at the top news stories from the week of March 6

Also, language barrier grants go to Iowa businesses

Iowa schools would have fewer requirements on what they teach and how they provide instruction under a bill the Iowa Senate passed Tuesday.

Also, a proposed bill would require school administrators to teach a class

The program is projected to spend roughly $315 million annually in state funding to roughly $7,600 annual scholarships for, eventually, any Iowa student to put toward private school tuition and other education-related expenses.

Also, Republicans advanced a proposal to add more job search requirements for Iowans receiving unemployment benefits