Republicans are focusing their campaigning on inflation, high gas prices and social issues in schools. Many Democrats in the suburbs are focusing attention on Iowa issues, namely abortion rights in the state and support for public schools.
AG Tom Miller also called on the Iowa Legislature to expand the availability of naloxone, a medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and prevent death
Iowa has no extreme risk protection order law, wherein law enforcement, family members or others can seek a court order to temporarily prevent someone deemed a threat from buying or possessing firearms.
Also, 4 public transit infrastructure projects receive $1.5 million in state funding
State tax receipts surpassed $9 billion in the state budget year that just ended, an increase of more than 12 percent over the previous year, according to a new state report.
New legal standards for potential abortion restrictions in Iowa must be argued first in front of a lower court judge, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled.
Starting Friday, Iowans will see reduced unemployment benefits. Child care providers will see relaxed regulations and third-party food delivery services will face fines for using a restaurant’s logo or menu without permission.
Jarad Klein, a retiring Iowa House member and a Republican from Keota, has endorsed Sen. Kevin Kinney, a Democrat from Oxford. Kinney faces fellow incumbent Sen. Dawn Driscoll, R-Williamsburg.
President Joe Biden has proposed a three-month suspension of the 18-cent federal gas tax and called on states to enact their own.
The redemption businesses that remain are worried about a sudden influx of containers, similar to what they experienced after the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. Some fear it will sour Iowans’ attitudes about recycling the containers.
Cedar Rapids Charter Review Commission says Iowa’s second-largest city, with a trend of Republican mayors serving a Democratic-leaning city, should consider piloting a new way for selecting city leaders -- once Iowa law allows.
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday took action on the final 3 remaining bills from the 2022 legislative session
The Cedar Rapids Democrat is likely to become Iowa’s first Arab American state lawmaker. He is running unopposed in the November election in House District 78. At age 26, he also would be one of the state’s youngest lawmakers.
Student leaders from Iowa’s public universities didn’t expressly ask the Board of Regents not to raise tuition in the fall, but they did call for help from lawmakers Monday during the board’s first reading of a
The law addresses pharmacy benefits managers, which are middle men between pharmacies and insurance companies.
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