Cedar Rapids' police chief joined other law enforcement officials in the state in advocating support for proposed legislation that would regulate the use of automated traffic enforcement cameras on interstates and highways across the state.
The Iowa House has passed bills the last two sessions limiting the scope of eminent domain for carbon capture pipeline projects, but they have not received hearings in the Senate. The latest attempt in the House advanced out of a committee Tuesday on a 23-0 bipartisan vote.
It seeks to clarify role of campus police handling protests
With the higher education landscape still challenging small private colleges and universities regionally and nationally, Iowa lawmakers this session proposed a measure to make sure the state has more involvement, interaction, and information about any future closures like Wesleyan’s.
Iowa City incumbent Elinor Levin draws primary challenger
The second legislative deadline of the 2024 session took out a number of bills of significant potential impact
Deadline stops some bills, reveals Iowa Republicans' varied strategies
Lawmakers seek data on what unemployment tax cut could mean
The bills were introduced by House Republicans in the wake of January’s fatal shooting at Perry High School.
Hemp-derived cannabis products in Iowa would be significantly limited in their potency under a bill Iowa House lawmakers passed on Tuesday.
The proposal backed would restrict vape sales in the state and, opponents say, leave Big Tobacco stronger.
Anna Banowsky is a graduate student at University of Iowa
The bill also creates a new state crime of human smuggling for undocumented immigrants.
Proposal now goes to the Senate, which has another plan
Mediapolis Republican asks how many ‘illegal immigrants’ each campus has
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