A year after lawmakers passed sweeping legislation banning diversity, equity, and inclusion spending across Iowa’s public universities, legislators are taking aim at DEI-related curricular requirements — and the Board of Regents is in support.
The settlement agreement resolves a 2023 lawsuit that accused the State of Iowa of failing to provide federally required mental and behavioral health care services for Medicaid-eligible children
Iowa Republican legislators have been unable to agree on how to distribute more than $56 million, the state’s share of a national settlement with opioid manufacturers.
Act allows flood control studies and projects along the river, including in Iowa
Iowa is among 26 states that does not have a process that allows citizens an opportunity to begin the process of amending the state constitution; that process currently is started by state lawmakers.
State Rep. Martin Graber, R-Fort Madison, died Friday morning of a heart attack at the age of 72, according to Iowa House Republicans.
Iowa school districts would be barred from taking disciplinary action against teachers who don’t use a student’s preferred name or pronouns under legislation being considered by state lawmakers.
Also, state lawmakers are once again considering changing Iowa’s legal K-12 school start date
The auditor’s investigation identified $436,180 worth of improper and unsupported disbursements, including $324,586 in payments that were routed to an administrator personally.
The odds of Cedar Rapids finally getting a casino took a hit Thursday when state lawmakers advanced legislation that would prohibit any new casinos in Iowa for at least five years.
Iowa driver's licenses would list citizenship status under a bill aiming to home in on verifying voters' citizenship status at the polls.
Iowa cities, counties and school districts would be prohibited from using taxpayer funding to pay statehouse lobbyists under legislation considered in the Iowa Senate.
Hoping to shield Iowa’s public universities from potential backlash to policy changes enacted by lawmakers, Republicans pushed forward a bill that would allow them to sue private entities that review the quality of colleges.
The proposed bill would ban Iowa’s regents institutions from having general education curriculum that teaches “identity politics” or claims systemic racism, sexism, oppression or privilege are inherent in U.S. and Iowa institutions.
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