In a statement, the Democratic lawmaker said there are “other highly qualified people who are interested in running, and I believe it is important to allow candidates to get started. I look forward to seeing what new Democratic candidates can do to compete and win across Iowa.”
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The top administrator in the Republican-controlled Iowa Senate threatened retribution against a GOP appointee who oversees workplace safety after inspectors said they would make public their concerns about
Senate File 243 grew out of the death of Noah Herring, 15, of Tiffin, in Coralville Lake in April 2020. Although three teens and an adult were present, none of them called 911 and they withheld information about his disappearance, delaying the discovery of his body for four days.
Senate Minority Leader Zach Wahls, D-Coralville, said Republican leaders may be reading into a statement made by the Iowa Supreme Court about the redistricting process.
Under the new law, schools are not allowed to teach certain “divisive concepts,” such at that the state is fundamentally racist.
Republican state legislators around the county including in Iowa have introduced hundreds of bills that would tighten access to voting, many of them echoing then-president Donald Trump's false claims that loose election laws allowed fraud to taint the 2020 White House race.
The expense of child care is impacting low-income families who cannot afford it, the advocates say, and is keeping others out of the workforce.
The Charles City lawmaker has served as leader of House Democrats for three legislative sessions
State lawmakers advance constitutional amendment as U.S. justices agree to hear abortion case
Advocates differ on whether care will get better or worse after the state -- not local property taxes -- starts funding it. There is a two-year transition.
Legislators are waiting on the Census Bureau to provide the granular data needed to complete redistricting, the redrawing of congressional and legislative district boundaries based on the decennial census.
Paras Bassuk of Iowa City West launched the group to get the voices of youth heard by state legislators
DES MOINES — State lawmakers approved nearly 200 pieces of legislation during 2021 session. Here are the ones that have the most impact on Iowans.
Iowa City Superintendent Matt Degner suspects more students to be put in quarantine if they are exposed to COVID-19 and not wearing masks
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