Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau

Iowa Senate committee advances bill that would require county registrars to verify the U.S. citizenship of Iowans registering to vote using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE.

Iowa Senate lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a bill that would block the state judicial branch from weighing in on and determining whether legislation passed by state lawmakers violates the Iowa State Constitution.

Iowa Senate lawmakers advanced a House-passed bill prohibiting eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines, with plans from a top Senate Republican to amend the legislation with his own proposed plan, likely extending a heated debate on the issue.

The group includes 12 Democratic members between the House and Senate, and will focus on advancing legislation that protects civil rights, ensures fair treatment in the justice system and promotes equity in housing and education through collaborative work.

Democrat running in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District focuses on health care at event in Pella

President will speak in Clive on Tuesday afternoon; protests are expected outside in response to immigration enforcement actions and deaths in Minneapolis.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Maj. Gen. Stephen Osborn, the Iowa National Guard Adjutant General, concluded a five-day visit to the Middle East this week, focused on visiting Iowa soldiers and airmen to recognize their service after two Iowa National Guard soldiers were killed in action last month.

Iowans would be able to purchase ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine without a prescription under legislation advanced in the Iowa legislature Thursday, a move that medical professionals say could harm Iowans.

Proposal would require the Iowa DOT to use the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, to confirm citizenship for those seeking or renewing driver's licenses.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says bill proposed Wednesday could help solve cold cases, but legal justice advocates have privacy concerns

He said the legislation would balance the rights of landowners while creating new ethanol markets for struggling Iowa farmers as corn prices drop.

He tells voters in Oskaloosa and Knoxville that party can’t ‘keep trying to do the same thing over and over again’ — a swipe at three-time Democratic candidate Christina Bohannan

The federal money will go toward public safety, housing development and infrastructure projects.

In her sixth address to the Iowa Legislature on Wednesday, Susan Christensen asked state lawmakers to tackle issues similar to those she brought to them last year.

Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday unveiled a legislative agenda focused on overhauling Iowa’s property tax system, tightening immigration and election enforcement, expanding health care access and continuing education reforms.