State Government

Rural schools, like North Iowa’s Forest City, fear it will sap what they already see as inadequate funding.

Although pipeline opponents have been vocal in every corner of the state, Iowa lawmakers have been largely silent about whether they will take any action to influence the projects.

Democrats remain in the minority in the upcoming legislative session, having lost seats in both the House and Senate in the 2022 election, with Republicans gaining a two-thirds supermajority in the Senate.

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: the circus that has been the election of the next U.S. House Speaker, and look ahead to the 2023 session of the Iowa Legislature.

Bird, who defeated Democrat Tom Miller in November, is the first Republican to hold the office since 1979.

County auditors seeking more time to mail absentee ballots

Iowa lawmakers cast doubts over the proposal’s success. Meanwhile, other legislators plan to file additional bills regarding state water quality and environment.

March for Our Lives Iowa urges Legislature to support a 3-day waiting period, background checks, and mandatory reporting of lost or stolen firearms.

Students with March for Our Lives Iowa said this week they plan to focus during the 2023 legislative session on firearm regulations that can hold up to the newly implemented state constitutional amendment.

In November’s elections, Roby Smith ousted Mike Fitzgerald, the longest-serving state treasurer in U.S. history, and took office this week

2023 legislative priorities include fully funding 4-year-old preschool, mental health

Although a Republican-led effort last year to change the way Iowa funds its public universities didn’t materialize, the concept isn’t dead — as lawmakers are airing plans to revisit the idea in the upcoming session in their debate over how much to give the state institutions.