State Government

It would be the second-largest increase since Republicans regained a portion of the state lawmaking process in 2011.

Also, state Senate OKs fix to property tax rate error

A Republican state lawmaker alleges some schools are ignoring the 2021 state law.

Gov. Kim Reynolds approved $440,000 for the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund, which recently exhausted its available spending for the first time in a decade.

Advocates say the myriad bills are harmful to LGBTQ youth; supporters say some topics should not be discussed in public schools.

The bill would limit damages related to death, injuries and other non-economic damages to $1 million in lawsuits involving commercial vehicle companies.

Energy companies and landowners would be limited on where they can set up solar panel arrays under a bill advanced Monday in the Iowa Senate.

The department made the request during budget hearings with state lawmakers.

Gov. Kim Reynolds has proposed a sprawling bill dedicated to health care that includes a focus on strengthening rural health care and providing care to expecting and new parents.

Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers called the legal defense tactic heinous, insulting and discriminatory

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: the private school financial aid bill is now state law, meat gets a second chance, the medical malpractice debate is back, and a state snafu has local governments scrambling.

The Iowa Department of Transportation is adding adult changing rooms to four interstate rest areas this year. Each room has an adult-size changing table that can be raised and lowered with a remote control so caregivers can safely change the clothes of a dependent child or adult.