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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 [...]