Democrats accuse GOP senators of ‘affirmative action’ for Iowa med sc…
At least 80% of students enrolled in UI medical and dental programs would have to be Iowa residents or have a connection with the state under a bill that passed [...]
UI graduate student union compiles resources after campus learns of v…
University of Iowa graduate students are working to compile information and resources for international students worried about their visas. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)After news broke of a visa [...]
Iowa Senate sends secretary of state’s election bill to governor’s de…
Vote stickers in a basket on Election Day 2024. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Senators sent legislation on Iowa’s elections to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk Monday that included provisions [...]
USDA cuts hit small farms as Trump showers billions on big farms
Shae, left, and Anna Pesek pose with calves on their Over the Moon farm in Iowa. The farm was one of thousands benefiting from a local food program recently cut [...]
Iowa Senate Education Committee moves several bills ahead of funnel d…
The Iowa Senate Education Committee moved ahead a number of bills focused on K-12 and higher education Thursday. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)The Iowa Senate Education Committee advanced a [...]
Minnesota plane crash: Small plane crashes into home in Brooklyn Park…
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. -- A small plane traveling from Iowa crashed in a Minneapolis, Minnesota, suburb Saturday, investigators said.The Federal Aviation Administration said the SOCATA TBM7 crashed in a residential [...]
Iowa justices grill magistrate over racial slur and comments in sex-a…
Magistrate David J. Hanson addresses the Iowa Supreme Court on March 27, 2025. (Video capture courtesy of the Iowa Supreme Court) An Iowa magistrate who questioned in court whether a [...]
Pesticide immunity bill advances from Iowa Senate
An Iowa bill pertaining to pesticide lawsuits would help the makers of RoundUp and other pesticides. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa senators narrowly passed a bill Wednesday that [...]
Iowa House votes to increase penalties, training for open records, me…
The Iowa House passed a bill Monday expanding required training for local officials on open meetings and records laws and raising penalties for violations. (Photo by Getty Images)The Iowa House [...]
Des Moines University students learn their residency program at Match…
Des Moines University students learned their medical residency program at a DMU Match Day celebration on March 21, 2025. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)A crowd of students, their families [...]
Outdoor recreation in Iowa has an $8 billion annual economic output
Iowans gathered for Celebrate Iowa's Outdoors Day to champion outdoor recreation in Iowa. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowans gathered at the Iowa Capitol Thursday to celebrate the parks, [...]
Iowa Senate passes bill banning citizens’ police review boards
The Iowa Senate passed legislation March 17, 2025 to ban citizens' police review boards. (Stock photo by Oliver Helbig/Getty Images)Iowa local governments would not be able to have citizen police [...]
Gov. Tim Walz says at Iowa town hall he is ‘soul-searching’ after 202…
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz held a town hall event at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines March 14, 2025, answering questions and hearing from Iowans who expressed their problems with [...]
15 Iowa dairies win state grants for production, labor upgrades
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig enjoys ice cream from the Iowa State University Creamery. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) AMES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced [...]
Bill on public sector union lists clears Senate
The Iowa Capitol on Feb. 25, 2025. (Photo by Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch)The Iowa Senate approved legislation Monday allowing Iowa residents to seek district court action during a public sector [...]
D.C. Dispatch: Iowa delegation calls for USDA aid for turkey farmers …
(Photo by Stephen Ausmus/Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture)Iowa’s federal delegation is calling for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide financial relief for turkey farmers impacted by the [...]
Senate committee approves bill to limit DNR’s ability to acquire land
A trail at Jester Park near Saylorville Lake on Nov. 6, 2024. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Senate Natural Resources Committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would bar [...]
Inspectors allege abuse and neglect at care facility that’s in receiv…
The Aspire of Washington nursing home. (Photo via Google Earth)An Iowa nursing home run by an out-of-state company with a long history of regulatory violations has been hit with $64,750 [...]
Iowa removes gender identity protections from civil rights code
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Iowa Lawmakers Pass Bill to Eliminate Transgender Civil Rights Protec…
Iowa lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bill on Thursday that would end state civil rights protections for transgender people. Advocates for L.G.B.T.Q. rights said that Iowa would become the first state [...]
Agri Star’s Postville plant sued for water-quality violations
City of Postville, Iowa. (Photo via Google Earth)A nonprofit advocacy group is suing Agri Star Meat & Poultry of Postville for alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act. Driftless [...]
Iowans advocate, tell their stories about reproductive rights
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa and supporters gathered for a lobbying day at the Iowa Capitol Feb. 24. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowans dressed in pink and toting [...]
Restaurant inspection update: Moldy buns, roaches in garlic
The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing oversees restaurant inspections in Iowa. (Photo via Getty Images; DIAL logo courtesy of Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing)State, city and [...]
Governor’s bill tackling child care access advances in both chambers
A teacher draws with students. (Photo by Cavan Images/Getty Images)The governor’s legislative proposal aimed at improving access to child care across the state advanced through subcommittees in both chambers Wednesday. [...]
Bill would add nutrition, natural light provisions to therapeutic cla…
(Photo by Dan Forer/Getty Images)Schools could use state grant funding for therapeutic classrooms to provide access to vitamin and mineral supplementals, “minimally processed whole foods” and exposure to natural light [...]