State Government

House Speaker Pat Grassley signaled support for Reynolds' policy agenda as the session ended, but he noted lawmakers reviewed and made changes to some of her proposals.

Iowa courts put measures in place to make court interpreters a priority to provide non-English speaking defendants, litigants, witnesses and victims in criminal and civil courts with equal access to justice.

Bills limiting cellphone use while driving by mandating hands-free technology have been introduced in the Iowa Legislature since 2019, but all attempts at passage have been unsuccessful. More than 30 other states have passed such laws. Why won't Iowa?

Cities can ask a court to issue an order restricting the hours of an “adult entertainment establishment” and prohibiting the consumption of alcohol there if it presents a public safety nuisance.

Also, an Iowa Air Guard unit in Fort Dodge will close, and Gov. Reynolds joined 50-plus other governors opposing a federal proposal to shift Guard members to the U.S. Space Force

A top U.S. Department of Justice official says the department will sue to block a new Iowa immigration law criminalizing “illegal reentry.”

Also, Gov. Reynolds requests expedited federal disaster declaration for nine Iowa counties

There is one such program in the state: UpLift Iowa, a pilot program that involves four Central Iowa local governments and a coalition of businesses and nonprofits. The law allows it to continue as planned for two years.