Government & Politics

Iowa would join at least 15 other GOP-led states in challenging the regulations, which are set to take effect Aug. 1.

Also, the Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation will be this year’s beneficiary of U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s annual Roast and Ride fundraiser

House Speaker Pat Grassley signaled support for Reynolds' policy agenda as the session ended, but he noted lawmakers reviewed and made changes to some of her proposals.

Also, trail detours are planned to accommodate derecho debris cleanup along McLoud Run in Cedar Rapids.

Bills limiting cellphone use while driving by mandating hands-free technology have been introduced in the Iowa Legislature since 2019, but all attempts at passage have been unsuccessful. More than 30 other states have passed such laws. Why won't Iowa?

Cities can ask a court to issue an order restricting the hours of an “adult entertainment establishment” and prohibiting the consumption of alcohol there if it presents a public safety nuisance.

Also, an Iowa Air Guard unit in Fort Dodge will close, and Gov. Reynolds joined 50-plus other governors opposing a federal proposal to shift Guard members to the U.S. Space Force

A top U.S. Department of Justice official says the department will sue to block a new Iowa immigration law criminalizing “illegal reentry.”