State Government

Iowa is among 26 states -- most of which are in the Eastern U.S. -- that do not have citizen-led ballot initiatives. Instead, the Iowa Legislature starts the process of amending the Iowa Constitution.

House Democrats unveiled their 2025 state lawmaking priorities in an effort to motivate voters in the Nov. 5 election.

Also, Iowa AG Bird has sued a Washington state company over abandoned wind turbine blades

The U.S. Department of Justice and civil rights organizations sued to stop the Iowa law, which would allow state law enforcement to arrest and force the removal of immigrants in Iowa if they had previously been denied entry into the country.

A report from the Iowa State Auditor’s Office says city officials from Hamburg, Iowa guided flood relief funds to themselves and family members after the 2019 flooding that devastated the small community.

Also, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and other state leaders recently completed a 10-day trade trip to India

Systems serving populations less than 10,000 people have until Oct. 18 to sign up for the voluntary monitoring program offered through the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

A case involving alleged registration and voting by a legal U.S. resident without U.S. citizenship in an Iowa city’s local elections will be prosecuted by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird’s office.

Iowa was one of many states that received similar packages at the offices of top elections officials early this week

Also, Iowa’s unemployment rate ticked up in August

Backers of a Linn County casino, which is proposed to be built in northwest Cedar Rapids, unveiled updated plans Monday. The $275 million development would feature a casino with 700 slot machines and 22 table games, plus a group of restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, an arts & cultural center and a STEM lab.

State regulators erred in numerous ways when they approved a permit for what might be the first carbon dioxide pipeline system in Iowa, according to new lawsuits.