As rising costs for health care, housing and utilities strain household budgets, Iowa House Democrats are pitching a broad legislative agenda they say would lower everyday expenses and improve financial security for working families.
“This was not a priority we brought to the Legislature,” Emily Shields, executive director of the nonprofit advocacy association Community Colleges for Iowa, told the House Higher Education Committee on Wednesday. “But then we studied it for a year, and the need is undeniable.”
In her sixth address to the Iowa Legislature on Wednesday, Susan Christensen asked state lawmakers to tackle issues similar to those she brought to them last year.
The rezoning is a small but significant step in NextEra Energy’s efforts to restart the nuclear plant near Palo
The State of Iowa has agreed to pay $600,000 to a Peosta woman who accidentally shot herself in the leg during an August 2015 firearms training at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy.
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors’ staggered terms have been set ahead of the November election in which all five supervisor seats will be on the ballot as the county shifts to electing supervisors from districts.
Watch Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen delivering the annual Condition of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Iowa Legislature
Iowa is currently operating in a budget deficit, created in large part by a series of reductions in state income tax levels. In the current state budget year, the state’s general fund budget spending of $9.4 billion, is higher than the roughly $8.2 billion in state revenue.
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday unveiled a legislative agenda focused on overhauling Iowa’s property tax system, tightening immigration and election enforcement, expanding health care access and continuing education reforms.
Companies constructing carbon sequestration pipelines would not be able to use eminent domain to acquire land for their projects under legislation being considered by Iowa lawmakers — the first piece of legislation in what's expected to be a prominent topic during the 2026 session.
President Donald Trump said his administration would push Silicon Valley companies to ensure their massive computer farms do not drive up people’s electricity bills.
However, Board of Supervisors opt not to take a pay increase for themselves
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