Against the backdrop of debates over billions of dollars being planned for tax cuts for Iowa workers and businesses, state lawmakers are now beginning their work on setting state funding for K-12 public schools for the next school year.
After a life in service to others, in particularly women and children through her work in Cedar Rapids’ nonprofit community, Elizabeth Hoskins, the former executive director of Waypoint Services, died Jan. 27 at age 73.
Requiring fuel retailers to sell ethanol-blended products will not only spur demand for Iowa corn-based ethanol and produce savings for motorists, but promote its use beyond the state’s borders, backers said during debate in the Iowa House.
K-12 education policy was front and center via myriad proposals that were considered Wednesday at the Iowa Capitol.
The Collective PAC, which works to increase Black Americans’ engagement in politics, endorsed Deidre DeJear’s campaign for governor.
The number of long-term care facilities reporting an outbreak of COVID-19 among staff and residents continued its surge this week, reaching 109 total as of Wednesday. At the same time, new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and positivity rates continue to decline.
Under a proposal approved by the Iowa House Judiciary Committee, a person could be compelled to testify against a spouse who allegedly threatened them or a third party or if communications were disclosed to a third party.
A federal judge’s ruling makes it easier for potential victims to join a class-action lawsuit against the Iowa Barnstormers and a former youth basketball coach convicted of secretly recording naked players.
Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday that “everything is on the table” when it comes to three competing tax plans that will ultimately have to become one.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Wednesday said he is urging a fair confirmation process to vet President Joe Biden's eventual nominee to succeed retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer.
The majority of the board supports raising supervisors’ salaries by 2.25 percent and the salaries of other elected officials 4.42 percent — a lower increase than the 18 percent recommendation from the compensation board.
As the Board of Regents this week debuts new free speech training for students, faculty and staff at Iowa’s public universities, a Des Moines-area attorney is saying they have “a lot of work to do” after how University of Iowa faculty handled a student who expressed his views on “homosexual conduct.”
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