It's part of an effort to learn why Gov. Kim Reynolds took the unusual step last October of rejecting two nominees for an open judgeship.
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It's part of an effort to learn why Gov. Kim Reynolds took the unusual step last October of rejecting two nominees for an open judgeship.
Angela Beik of Marion was convicted of sexual exploitation by a school employee in 2019 and was ordered to serve a 180-day jail sentence, pay a $625 fine and register as a sex offender.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is evicting park rangers and other staff from state-owned houses in 23 state parks because the agency doesn’t want to pay up to $1 million on repairs.
Legislators try to “level the playing field” for citizens who visit the Capitol to talk to their representatives by prohibiting lobbying activity in the second floor rotunda between the House and Senate chambers.
Join us virtually at 5:30 p.m. March 10 for a special edition of Pints & Politics, focusing on the history and current issues within Iowa’s Bottle Bill. This special edition is in partnership with the Iowa League of Women Voters.
As state lawmakers consider tax cuts, an Iowa senator claims, “Data has long shown the states with low or no income tax grow more quickly than states with high, punitive tax rates.” Academic consensus is less certain.
The Rapid Rehousing Project, run by the Iowa Finance Authority, will expand services offered by existing agencies, as well as work to reach individuals who might not have been eligible for assistance previously.
The Iowa Department of Human Services saw a 37 percent increase in dependent abuse reports from the first half of 2020 to the second half of 2021 with 5,800 cases.
The U.S. defense secretary said in a letter to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds the federal defense department has the authority to require all service members --including those in the Iowa National Guard -- to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast: No-name plates, campaign fundraising, the only sure things – ethanol and tax cuts, and checking in on the kids.
Eight Iowa school districts are violating a judicial order by not reinstating face mask requirements, says a letter sent Friday from the ACLU’s state chapter to those district.
Nearly 1 million people combined have more than $400 million in unclaimed property being held by the state. Find out if any belongs to you or your business.
Current federal law prohibits states from enacting daylight saving time permanently, but “who know how long it will be before Congress decides to allow us to do it?” Iowa Rep. Sexton wondered.
“It’s the wild, wild west out there,” lawmaker says.
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