This year, lawmakers passed, and Gov. Kim Reynolds signed, more than 180 new laws affecting policy areas such as education, taxes, agriculture and health care.
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This year, lawmakers passed, and Gov. Kim Reynolds signed, more than 180 new laws affecting policy areas such as education, taxes, agriculture and health care.
A new state grant program to expand existing summer food assistance programs for Iowa students in low-income families received 43 applications, according to state records obtained by The Gazette.
The penalty stems from a lawsuit that 13 prison inmates, then housed at the Anamosa State Penitentiary, filed in 2018. The inmates alleged the state was violating their constitutional rights by denying them access to magazines or other materials with nudity or sexually explicit content.
While portions of their legislative proposals were incorporated into budget bills, Iowa lawmakers failed to pass substantive nursing home legislation this year. What does that mean for the nursing home industry, and what action could be taken next year?
Several hemp retailers opposed the bill as it made its way through the lawmaking process, worrying it would hamstring their ability to sell even non-psychoactive hemp products.
“Although well-intentioned, the amendment to the definition is unnecessary and will cause confusion,” the governor said
She also opens $7 million in grants for the schools
The new law does not ban traffic cameras, but does require communities to provide data-driven proof that they are needed to increase traffic safety
The streamlining of state advisory boards is the second phase of Goc. Kim Reynolds’ realignment of the executive branch of state government
The 43-year-old Jack Whitver says he is undergoing radiation treatments and does not plan to step down from his leadership in the Iowa Legislature.
A 2023 state report determined most of Iowa’s state parks have restrooms, shelters and cabins that are not accessible to people with disabilities.
$17.5 million in federal pandemic relief dollars will fund opioid use prevention and treatment projects after Iowa lawmakers failed to agree on spending from the state's Opioid Settlement Fund.
The Iowa Public Information Board and Iowa Freedom of Information Council say a bill that awaits Gov. Kim Reynolds’ signature would allow local government officials to meet and discuss policy while avoiding open meetings requirements
In teaching about the U.S. government, the law directs schools to teach about alternative forms of government, including the “crimes against humanity that have occurred under communist regimes.”
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