Government & Politics

Iowa’s funding for K-12 schools would increase by $147 million under a bill Iowa Republicans passed out of the House on Thursday.

Drivers in eight Midwestern states will be able to fuel up with a higher blend of ethanol throughout the year under a final rule announced Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency.

State lawmakers honored the new all-time women’s basketball scoring leader as ‘one of the greatest collegiate athletes of all time’

Parents of students with disabilities, superintendents and educators had another chance to weigh in on a bill to change the funding and oversight structure of Iowa’s area education agencies during an Iowa House public hearing Wednesday

The proposed bill would place more responsibility for bargaining units’ recertification with public employers; labor members and advocates call it a ‘union-busting’ bill

Critics say it would create more housing instability and weaken tenant protections.

Also, bill that would ban left-lane driving except when passing another vehicle gets bipartisan support in the Senate.

Republicans say religious freedom has been weakened by court decisions; Democrats say bill would give individuals license to discriminate