State Government

Immigrant workers and Catholic charities worry a package of bills being advanced by Iowa Republican lawmakers would criminalize and could lead to the closure of faith-based migrant shelters and civic engagement organizations to house or transport asylum-seekers.

The prospect of legislative action on the projects this year is unclear.

Bill spurred by Davenport events also requires training for public officials.

Iowa’s funding for K-12 schools would increase by $147 million under a bill Iowa Republicans passed out of the House on Thursday.

State lawmakers honored the new all-time women’s basketball scoring leader as ‘one of the greatest collegiate athletes of all time’

Parents of students with disabilities, superintendents and educators had another chance to weigh in on a bill to change the funding and oversight structure of Iowa’s area education agencies during an Iowa House public hearing Wednesday

Iowa House Republicans have introduced two bills designed to spur economic development in rural Iowa.

The proposed bill would place more responsibility for bargaining units’ recertification with public employers; labor members and advocates call it a ‘union-busting’ bill

Critics say it would create more housing instability and weaken tenant protections.

Also, bill that would ban left-lane driving except when passing another vehicle gets bipartisan support in the Senate.

Republicans say religious freedom has been weakened by court decisions; Democrats say bill would give individuals license to discriminate

The bill would prevent banks and credit card companies from using a merchant code that would differentiate a gun shop from a general merchandise or sporting goods store.