State Government

State lawmakers have completed their work for the year, concluding a session that was momentous and often contentious

Applications for the Students First Education Savings Accounts will be accepted starting May 31 and through June 30, the governor’s office said Thursday.

Gov. Kim Reynolds and her fellow Republicans say the measure is just the first step in a multiyear process of addressing Iowans’ property taxes

Iowa lawmakers gave final passage to a bill that will open more jobs to teenagers in the state, sending the bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk to be signed into law.

Iowa attorneys would get paid more to represent indigent defendants to address a severe shortage that’s led to grueling caseloads.

Iowa House lawmakers approved bipartisan changes to a controversial bill to relax some of Iowa’s child labor laws. The amended bill is now headed to the Senate for final approval.

The bill expands eligibility for state assistance for child care, but increases work requirements for the program.

The proposal would limit local government spending that results from increases in property assessments

The Iowa House passed — and sent on to Gov. Kim Reynolds — a budget that could eliminate state funding for water quality sensors on Iowa’s rivers and streams.

Iowa’s Area Education Agencies would see a near $30 million budget cut at the same time they expect an increase in the number of private school students who need special education services under a proposed budget from statehouse Republicans.

The State Appeal Board has approved paying Newton Correctional Facility employees back pay for the time it took for them to take COVID tests during the height of the pandemic.

The legislation limits how much new property tax revenue local governments can spend.