One day after state senators advanced an education budget bill starving Iowa’s public universities of any general aid increase in the coming year, the Iowa House advanced its own package cutting general education support by the amount each university was spending on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. But unlike the Senate version, the House would increase some support for other regent initiatives and for community colleges.
Democratic Iowa Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott, a Lutheran minister from West Des Moines, is looking to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District in 2026. Political forecasters have the district as one of the most competitive in the country.
The judge said the state law, passed in 2024, encroaches on the authority of the federal government to regulate vaping products
A dozen Republican senators have pledged to hold up the next state budget until its party’s leaders allow for debate and a vote on property rights legislation passed by the Iowa House.
This week on the podcast, we hit the 110-day mark of the legislative session, eminent domain, and potential job cuts at the Rock Island Arsenal.
Friday is the 110th calendar day of the 2025 session of the Iowa Legislature. It is the last day that state lawmakers will receive their stipend for daily housing and meal expenses. While their work is nearing completion, here are some of the important tasks that remain.
Under a proposal advanced by Iowa Senate Republicans, Iowa Medicaid would no longer cover surgical, hormonal and other procedures related to treating Iowans with gender dysphoria. Critics warn the move could endanger the health and lives of Iowans.
An Iowa immigrant rights organization is refusing a lawmaker's demands to turn over private details about the nonprofit’s clients, donors and members, calling it intimidation from public officials amid a national crackdown on immigration.
The governor said the law will decrease cyberbullying and classroom distractions, improve students’ concentration and address concerns about students’ mental health.
According to unofficial results, Angel Ramirez bested Bernie Hayes to represent southeast Cedar Rapids in the Iowa House.
Also in the Capitol Notebook, lawmakers advance a bill to create a state retirement savings plan for Iowans whose employers don’t offer a retirement plan.
Despite Gov. Kim Reynold’s proposal at the start of this legislative session to increase aid to Iowa’s three public universities and its 15 community colleges, a budget compromise she’s reached with Senate Republicans includes no general education bump for the higher education institutions.
House File 299 would require schools and child care centers to include information about obtaining vaccine exemptions in any public communication to parents or guardians following recommendations by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.
Both dip into reserves to cover expected revenue decline from state income tax cuts.
Also in the Capitol Notebook, the Iowa Senate confirmed 3 members to the Iowa Board of Regents
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