Iowa health care providers, facilities and insurance companies could refuse medical care based on moral and ethical — not just religious — objections under a House-passed bill advanced by Senate Republicans.
Tom Barton State Government Jan. 23, 2026 8:13 am32d ago
Iowa health care providers, facilities and insurance companies could refuse medical care based on moral and ethical — not just religious — objections under a House-passed bill advanced by Senate Republicans.
Erin Murphy State Government Jan. 23, 2026 8:16 am32d ago
Minority-party House Democrats unveiled their legislative proposal for improving Iowa’s water quality on Thursday.
Local Government Jan. 23, 2026 8:18 am32d ago
The Iowa City Compost and Landfill facility is set to undergo a $4 million transformation, planned to be complete by the end of the summer, that will allow the city to increase the amount of usable compost it produces and at a faster rate.
Higher Ed Jan. 23, 2026 3:51 pm32d ago
Two months from the launch of the University of Iowa-based Center for Intellectual Freedom’s inaugural classes, its interim director this week shared details about what will be taught with lawmakers who have become increasingly interested and involved in curricular matters across Iowa’s public universities.
State Government Jan. 23, 2026 7:58 am32d ago
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services is proposing to dissolve the state’s long-standing Early Childhood Iowa structure and replace it with a district-based system modeled after Iowa’s behavioral health and disability services overhaul.
Consumers & Personal Finance Jan. 22, 2026 2:13 pm33d ago
Lawsuit claims JPMorgan stopped providing banking services to him and his businesses for political reasons after he left office in January 2021.
Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau State Government Jan. 22, 2026 10:20 am33d ago
Proposal would require the Iowa DOT to use the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, to confirm citizenship for those seeking or renewing driver's licenses.
Tom Barton State Government Jan. 22, 2026 10:27 am33d ago
Iowa House Republicans on Wednesday rolled out a property tax proposal that would cap local government revenue growth at 2 percent, create a $25,000 residential exemption, and require voter approval for more property-tax-backed debt.
Local Government Jan. 22, 2026 8:20 am33d ago
Former City Clerk Cynthia Stimson is urging the Fairfax City Council to reappoint her to the role and allow her to work through June 30 to ease the transition.
Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Jan. 22, 2026 8:23 am33d ago
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says bill proposed Wednesday could help solve cold cases, but legal justice advocates have privacy concerns
State Government Jan. 21, 2026 5:26 pm33d ago
Iowa landowners could not be forced to accept a carbon dioxide pipeline on their land against their wishes under legislation approved Wednesday by the Iowa House of Representatives.
Local Government Jan. 21, 2026 5:14 pm33d ago
The North Liberty Fire Department is looking to add two full-time firefighters, less than a year after adding its first full-time firefighter, to provide adequate staffing for the city’s only fire station.
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