State Government

Representatives of Iowa's credit unions told lawmakers there’s no need for the bill.

Also, Iowa House passes ban on police traffic stop quotas.

A group of parents of students with disabilities lacks legal standing to challenge a state law prohibiting mask mandates at public schools, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

Iowa libraries and museums warn of financial losses as a result of property tax changes signed into law last year.

Republican legislators in the Iowa House killed the bill, which was uniformly opposed by medical experts and organizations

Also, a bill that would repeal gender balance requirements passes the House

Iowa House Republicans’ plan would increase starting teacher pay to $50K, add funding to boost salaries for veteran teachers, and establish a $15 minimum wage for support staff

The Iowa Supreme Court pieced together so-called legislative immunity from multiple places in the Iowa Constitution, and ruled it extends to communications with third parties

States including Iowa envision showing a video like the one from from group opposed to abortion rights.

The scores of less than 1 percent of the Iowa students in special education are being cited by the governor as the primary reason she is proposing to overhaul the state’s area education agencies.

Across the country, when farmworkers arrive at employer-provided housing, they often face similar problems of dead smoke alarms, moldy rooms and empty first aid kits, according to Investigate Midwest’s review of more than 6,600 inspections of H-2A housing and migrant labor camps from 19 states.

Recap of news from across the state