The Iowa Senate approved the voucher measure weeks ago. The Iowa House, also Republican-controlled, had delayed action, is considering separate bills.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareIowans buying guns from federally licensed dealers would still have to pass a background check or present a permit to carry. Not so for private sales.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe COVID-19 relief measure passed the U.S. House passed the House late Saturday
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareIowa will not pursue a central registration and scheduling system for Iowans eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareA nonpartisan report estimates the bill would increase state costs by $1.5 million next fiscal year but save $11.8 million per year after that.
More | Talk | Read It Later | SharePolk County's Board of Supervisors will appoint the next treasurer on March 9. Mary Maloney, who died in January, held the seat for seven terms.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareU.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said Wednesday he expects to make a decision about whether to seek re-election "sometime in September, October or November."
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe increase, passed last week, will add $179 to the state cost per pupil. It is slightly below the 2.5% increase Reynolds requested.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareHouse Study Bill 203, which is eligible for a vote on the House floor, would decrease unemployment payments from the Iowa Workforce Development.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareWhat may have appeared to be a spike in cases last Friday was simply a change in how the health department reported coronavirus data.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe bills come amid a flurry of legislation geared at free speech on college campuses and criticism from Republicans of political bias at colleges.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareIowa Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, R-Wilton, proposed a bill last week that would require the schools to hold spring commencement ceremonies in-person.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareHere's how the length of Iowa's early voting period and number of hours of Election Day voting compare to other states.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareSen. Jason Schultz, R-Schleswig, said he is putting his push for Medicaid work requirements on hold this year. "Expect to see it next year," he said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe bill comes as tech companies continue to increase their footprint in Iowa, meaning millions of dollars in incentives would be on the line.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareSee how every Iowa lawmaker voted on the bill.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareFind out what's on the ballot where you live and how to vote on March 2 in Ankeny, Johnston, Mitchellville and Indianola.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareRepublicans in the Legislature have begun to consider individual pieces of the policing bill Gov. Kim Reynolds introduced earlier this month.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareVilsack faces many challenges as he prepares to return to the USDA. Among the most pressing: Getting farmers to tackle climate change.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareDemocrats called a public hearing to allow for more input and to slow down the rapid progress of the legislation, which is expected to pass this week.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareRepublicans passed a bill last week that would limit the time Iowans have to vote on Election Day as well as the days voters would have to cast a ballot early.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe ad's launch comes as Gov. Kim Reynolds' "school choice" bill faces an uncertain future in the Iowa House.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share"We've got to get this done," U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne told the Des Moines Register. "It should have been done last year, and we're gonna make it happen."
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareGov. Reynolds is holding the Feb. 25 news conference as state COVID-19 levels remain at August levels.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share5,400 Iowans have been lost to the pandemic. Nationwide, 500,000 people have died due to the deadly coronavirus.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareIf the bill is signed into law, Iowans would have 20 days of early voting, down from 29 under current law. Polls would close at 8 p.m. instead of 9.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareIndianola residents vote for mayor in a special election March 2.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share"While this may have been prompted by the willful and intentional violation of Iowa Code related to education from Des Moines," one GOP lawmaker said, "it's a much broader topic of conversation."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share"If you think this was a fight, wait until it gets on the floor," the ranking Democrat said, after a 5 1/2-hour hearing that included amendments and tears.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareTrone Garriott said the comments began after an article about her prayer appeared on an anti-Muslim blog.
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