After three years of failures, Iowa lawmakers late Wednesday reached an agreement on how to spend tens of millions of dollars that have been sitting idle in a state account, waiting to be used for the prevention and treatment of opioid addiction.
Unemployment taxes and benefits, opioid addiction treatment funds and a new, state family paid leave program marked a long final legislative day as Iowa lawmakers concluded their work for 2025 early Thursday morning.
Iowa legislators on Wednesday evening were on their way to finishing their work and adjourning the 2025 session of the Iowa Legislature
Iowa Medicaid would no longer cover surgical procedures and hormone therapy related to treating Iowans with gender dysphoria under a Republican-back bill on its way to Gov. Kim Reynolds for her expected signature.
Rob Sand, the state auditor who announced this week he would make a bid for Iowa governor in 2026, stopped in Davenport to rally supporters Wednesday.
An Iowa lawmaker says state investigators monitored mobile devices at the Iowa Capitol as they tested geofencing software before it was used to pinpoint online sports wagering by student-athletes on Iowa campuses.
Speaking to a crowd of nearly 800 people Wednesday, Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell highlighted recent accomplishments like two new data centers; previewed coming improvements like public art on May’s Island and a new roundhouse in Czech Village; and encouraged attendees to support the proposed Cedar Rapids school bond.
The city of North Liberty is looking to move forward from a mistake that missed the deadline to publish notice of a public hearing and ultimately prevented the city from certifying its Fiscal Year 2026 budget and approving next year’s tax levy.
Iowa Dental Board records indicate the board recently charged dentist Terra Hickey of Center Point with practicing in a manner that is harmful or detrimental to the public.
A slate of Iowa tax credits would be repealed, created or adjusted under legislation making its way through the state legislature as the end of the session nears.
The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some so-called forever chemicals in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards for two common ones.
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