A version of proposed updates to Iowa’s science education standards — omitting the phrases “climate change” and “biological evolution” — is not the version a 37-member “Iowa Department of Education Science Standards Revision Team” signed off on, members said during a public forum Wednesday.
Iowa lawmakers are expected to again consider a moratorium blocking the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission from awarding new gaming licenses in the state.
Watch Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen delivering the annual Condition of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Iowa Legislature,
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal relies on excess from state reserve funds, as the state general fund is projected to take in just $8.7 billion
The governor, in her annual Condition of the State Address, also proposes $1 million to start new cancer research effort.
Flags have been flying half-staff in remembrance of former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away last month
Watch Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ eighth Condition of the State address to the Iowa Legislature on Tuesday, January 14.
On the opening day of the 2025 session of the Iowa Legislature, statehouse Republicans pledged to continue leading state government as they have in previous years and address taxes, immigration, public safety, higher education and more.
Property tax cuts, changes to Iowa’s higher education system and a statewide policy over cellphone use in schools are among the priorities state lawmakers intend to tackle when the Iowa Legislature convenes Monday for the 2025 session.
Millennials have caught up with baby boomers as the majority generation in the Iowa House for the new makeup of the Iowa Legislature.
Just days before lawmakers convene Monday in Des Moines for the 2025 legislative session, the Republican chair of a new Iowa House Higher Education Committee sent a letter to the state Board of Regents advising it to reject a University of Iowa proposal to create a new “School of Social and Cultural Analysis.”
AEA staff to prioritize time in classrooms with teachers, students, sharing evidence-based teaching strategies
From a casino moratorium to immigration policy to a hands-free driving law, here’s a look at the hot-button issues likely to resurface during this year’s Iowa legislative session, which begins Monday.
Legislation that has the potential to protect the ag chemical company Bayer from Iowa lawsuits related to its weed killer Roundup is likely to be considered again in this upcoming legislative session.
Members from both parties were invited to a legislative preview forum. Gov. Kim Reynolds declined, and House and Senate Republicans did not respond.
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