The Iowa State Capitol as seen Feb. 11, 2026. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)The Iowa Senate Ways and Means Committee advanced a measure Wednesday that would impose a one-time [...]

A protest led by congressional Democrats outside U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 3, 2026, attracted a crowd of up to a couple hundred. (Photo [...]

A cow stands in a southwest Iowa pasture that was previously an unproductive row crop field. The cow also stands in front of a pond that the Walters family installed [...]

The Iowa Capitol on Dec. 20, 2024. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Bills to prohibit cloud seeding in Iowa, raise the punishment for animal torture and require state prioritization of [...]

Major Jeffrey O'Brien. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Reserve Command Press Desk)A second Iowan was identified Wednesday as one of the six U.S. military members killed in an Iranian strike [...]

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor was just days away from returning home to her husband and two children when a drone strike at a [...]

The state flag waves in front of the Iowa Capitol on May 8, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Iowa House unanimously passed a bill Monday aimed at [...]

Gov. Kim Reynolds answered questions from reporters Feb. 26, 2026 on the use of a state-owned plane purchased using COVID-19 relief funds. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa Down [...]

The Iowa State Capitol from the south on Feb. 5, 2026. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Republicans on the Iowa Senate Appropriations Committee said Thursday a measure to provide continuing [...]

Voters cast their ballots on Nov. 5, 2024 at First Christian Church in Perry, Iowa. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Iowa senators approved a number of bills Wednesday related to [...]

Child care worker Marci Then helps her daughter, Mila, 4, put away toys to get ready for circle time at the Little Learners Academy in Smithfield, R.I. A new study [...]

The Iowa Capitol on May 8, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 2/21/26 by Iowa Writers Collaborative Laura Belin of Bleeding Heartland and [...]

The House Judiciary Committee members including, from left, Reps. Skyler Wheeler, Judd Lawler and Steve Holt, discussed bills at a Feb. 19, 2026 meeting before the first funnel deadline of [...]

The Iowa State Capitol from the south on Feb. 5, 2026. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)The House Commerce Committee advanced six bills Wednesday, several of which lawmakers said were [...]

Some Early Childhood Iowa board members spoke against a proposal to overhaul the program, despite changes that to the legislation that left more of the original structure intact. (Photo by [...]

Iowa bills would put restrictions on autonomous vehicles. (Stock photo by Artur Debat/Getty Images)Iowa lawmakers advanced two bills from House subcommittees Monday that would restrict the commercial operation of self-driving [...]

Democrat Nathan Sage, who is running as a candidate for U.S. Senate against incumbent Sen. Joni Ernst, gave his campaign pitch at an Iowa Farmers' Union potluck in Elkhart July [...]

A company is exploring the potential of extracting hydrogen in Iowa. Pictured here is a temporary drilling rig to establish a hydrogen well, but production wells would be lower profile [...]

Iowa lawmakers are considering legislation proposing financial incentives for building a professional football stadium in Iowa. (Photo by Tetra Images via Getty Images)As the Chicago Bears consider moving out of [...]

The Raccoon River in Des Moines on Jan. 15, 2026. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) A bill that advanced in a House subcommittee and committee Tuesday would prohibit a [...]

Anti-abortion advocates held a moment of silence and prayer in the rotunda of the Iowa State Capitol Feb. 9, 2026 before a Senate subcommittee discussed a bill related to abortion-inducing [...]

Iowa lawmakers questioned Des Moines Public Schools officials about the hiring of former Superintendent Ian Roberts, shown here at a ribbon cutting ceremony for Lincoln High School's new athletic complex [...]

The Iowa Supreme Court's Attorney Disciplinary Board and the Grievance Commision of the Iowa Supreme Court handle ethics complaints filed against Iowa lawyers. (Photo via Canva; seal courtesy of the [...]

Harvard student Samaga Pokharel, right, with "My Race is My Story" sign, joined other students and supporters of affirmative action outside the U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 31, 2022, as it [...]

Des Moines Public Schools Board Chair Kim Martorano and DMPS Interim Superintendent Matt Smith answered questions from lawmakers on the House Education Committee Feb. 4, 2026 about the hiring and [...]

Leaders at Drake University and St. Ambrose University spoke out against legislation moving through the Statehouse to establish community college bachelor's degrees and an endowment tax. (Photo courtesy of Drake [...]

Five Republican precinct caucuses were held at Franklin Jr High in Des Moines Jan. 15, 2024. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Iowa Democrats were approved Saturday to present their case [...]

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird. (Photo by Aaron Sanderford/Nebraska Examiner)Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced Friday that a multistate lawsuit has concluded that targeted school accommodations for children diagnosed with [...]

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig presents to a House appropriations subcommittee Jan. 29, 2026. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship asked [...]

The Iowa House Higher Education Committee passed several bills with amendment Wednesday afternoon covering community colleges, university finances and more. Rep. Taylor Collins, R-Mediapolis, questioned provosts at Iowa Regents universities [...]

President Donald Trump sang along to "God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood before beginning his speech on affordability at the Horizon Events Center in Clive Jan. 27, 2026. (Photo [...]

The primary election polling place for Des Moines precincts 12 at 13 on June 4 at First Church of the Open Bible in Des Moines. (Photo by Jim Obradovich for [...]

Panelists speaking Dec. 6, 2025, at the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa, from left, are center Interim Director Luciano de Castro, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary [...]

A landowner opposed to the use of eminent domain for a carbon sequestration pipeline wears a shirt reading "No Eminent Domain" at the Iowa State Capitol Jan. 13, 2026. (Photo [...]

Representatives from Iowa's private and community colleges clashed Tuesday over a bill to allow community colleges to offer bachelor's degrees. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Representatives of Iowa’s private colleges [...]

Peregrine falcon feeding chicks in Iowa during the 2025 nesting season. (Photo courtesy of DNR nest monitoring volunteer, Randy Cook)Peregrine falcon reproduction in Iowa “likely remains stable” following successful reintroduction [...]

Gov. Kim Reynolds delivered her 2026 Condition of the State address in the Iowa House chambers Jan. 13, 2026. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa Down Ballot with Dave [...]

A farmer harvests soybeans Oct. 7, 2025 near Dike, Iowa. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) The American Farm Bureau Federation, along with soybean and specialty crop farm organizations, has [...]

Gov. Kim Reynolds lead a standing ovation for Iowa National Guard service members during her Condition of the State address Jan. 13, 2026. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)As Gov. [...]

Iowa landowners at a rally in opposition to carbon sequestration pipelines outside of the Iowa Capital on Oct. 8. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) The U.S. Supreme Court denied [...]

The Iowa State Capitol from the historic East Village in Des Moines on Oct. 30, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Water quality, property rights and pesticide labeling are [...]

Senate Minority Leader Janice Weiner and House Minority Whip Sean Bagniewski answered questions from reporters at the Iowa Capitol Press Association legislative preview forum Jan. 8, 2026. (Photo by Robin [...]

Fairfield’s Maharishi Foundation USA is suing a former student of transcendental meditation, claiming unfair competition and trademark infringement. (Photo by David Talukdar/Getty Images)Fairfield’s Maharishi Foundation USA is suing a former [...]