State Government

A bill in Iowa that would allow the state to arrest and deport some migrants is stoking anxiety among immigrant communities, leaving some to wonder: “Should I leave Iowa?”

Unless legislators take action this year to change Iowa law, the estimated roughly 300 to 350 Iowans involved in the settlement will receive a fraction of the awards they would be entitled to.

15 college leaders would decide how state aid is distributed to campuses

Supporters said it would expand the rights of landowners and clear up constitutional questions about the eminent domain authority for hazardous liquid pipelines.

Also, Iowa Republican legislative leaders set spending targets for the next state budget

A bill in the Iowa Legislature would expand the state’s “dram shop” laws, which impose civil liability for selling alcohol to a visibly intoxicated or underage persons, to apply to consumable hemp products.

It is the biggest fish kill in Iowa in at least a decade and the fifth-largest on record, according to state data.

The city approved nearly $2 million in settlement agreements with city staff without a public vote in 2023.

State auditor condemns AG for using unfinished audit to justify halting payments

Gov. Kim Reynolds calls changes to Iowa’s area education agencies ‘meaningful and necessary reform’

The bill would allow 14- and 15-year-olds to drive to any kind of job, not just farming, following a law passed last year that allows younger teens to work longer hours and later in the day. The bill reduces the distance a teen can drive under the “special minor’s restricted license” from 50 to 25 miles to school or a job. And driving cannot be part of the work.

The legislation is a limited version of what Reynolds originally proposed, but has still been met with fierce opposition from AEA officials and statehouse Democrats