Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the “bathroom bill” and a ban on gender-affirming care for minors into law Wednesday afternoon.
Reynolds signed Senate File 482 that bans transgender students from...
Legislation that would strengthen gun rights in Iowa was introduced during this year’s legislative session, but relaxing gun restrictions isn’t anything new for the state.
One of the current...
Iowa House Democrats called for protections for abortion access and reproductive rights in the Iowa Constitution on Monday
One of the four pieces of introduced legislation would offer an amendment...
Temple Hiatt’s nephew showed signs of mental illness the day of his death. A Red flag gun safety law could have saved his life.
Hiatt, a volunteer with Iowa Moms Demand Action, said legislation...
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, asked private investors in the Ottumwa Regional Health Center Monday to review their financial transactions with the hospital.
Grassley wrote a letter to the investors...
The “bathroom bill” that would prohibit transgender youth from using school restrooms or changing areas that correspond with their gender identity is now on its way to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk.
The...
All diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at Iowa’s regent-controlled universities will be reviewed and new programs paused, the state Board of Regents announced Tuesday.
State Board of Regents...
In a packed convention hall at a Davenport casino Friday morning, the potential GOP Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis marked his first trip to Iowa.
DeSantis was one of...
A bill passed by the Iowa Senate on Tuesday would limit the types of information available to the State Auditor’s office during the course of an audit of any state agency or other state entity.
Sen....
Ahead of Iowa visits from former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart denounced their extreme agendas Thursday during a press conference.
DeSantis...
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s bipartisan bill to prevent child sexual abuse passed a unanimous vote in the U.S. Senate on Thursday.
The bill strengthens a federal sex tourism prevention law and closes...
The Johnson County Republicans hosted the University of Iowa’s top DEI official Thursday at its weekly meeting amid pending legislation in the Iowa Legislature whether to defund the regent universities’...
