The Iowa House advanced legislation Thursday that would provide greater oversight of pet breeders in the state, expand dog ownership documentation and specify how the state can issue water use permits, Cami Koons reports.
Bills removing affirmative action and police anti-bias training requirements from state law, as well as a measure that opponents said would legalize conversion therapy practices, were advanced by Senate subcommittees Thursday, Robin Opsahl reports.
Iowa House lawmakers approved legislation Thursday to alter university presidential searches, tuition options and general education requirements, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.
Observers expressed doubt a new farm bill will be enacted, given the rupture in the traditional alliance that has in the past brought together agriculture interests and anti-hunger advocates to support farm bills across party lines, Alison Winter reports.
Radon mitigation systems would be a requirement of Iowa building code for newly constructed homes under a bill passed Thursday by the Iowa House, Cami Koons reports.
Democrat Julie Stauch filed paperwork Thursday to run as a candidate for Iowa governor, officially joining the primary race where she faces Iowa Auditor Rob Sand, Robin Opsahl reports.
The Iowa Revenue Estimating Conference projected Thursday that state revenues will decrease by 9.3% from fiscal years 2025 to 2026 — a larger drop than previously expected, Robin Opsahl reports.
Members of a U.S. Senate panel expressed bipartisan consensus Thursday that the country should be cautious of “malign” foreign dollars flowing to American colleges and universities, Shauneen Miranda reports.
Legislation in Iowa and other states would expand the rights of doctors, nurses, or hospitals to refuse to provide care — from contraception and fertility services to medical marijuana — that conflicts with their religious or moral beliefs, Stateline reports.
After committing a procedural error related to charges of incompetence against a Des Moines transplant surgeon, the Iowa Board of Medicine has lifted its emergency suspension of the doctor’s license, Clark Kauffman reports.
State Rep. Josh Turek of Council Bluffs submitted thousands of petition signatures at the Iowa Secretary of State’s office Thursday, qualifying his U.S. Senate campaign for the 2026 Democratic primary, Robin Opsahl reports.
The Trump administration Wednesday made an emergency request to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the revocation of legal status for more than 350,000 Haitians, opening them up to deportations, Ariana Figueroa reports.
Passengers at a handful of airports this week waited in hours-long security lines as the government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security dragged on,, Jacob Fischler reports.
A bill to expand career and technical education credit transfers and concurrent program enrollment outside of the school year is on hold in an Iowa Senate committee with amendments expected, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.
The Pentagon must quickly release the results of its investigation into whether the U.S. military bombed a girls’ elementary school in Iran, according to a letter sent Wednesday that was signed by nearly every Senate Democrat, Jennifer Shutt reports.
Republican Adam Steen, former Iowa Department of Administrative Services director, submitted paperwork Wednesday to qualify his gubernatorial campaign for the 2026 primary ballot, Robin Opsahl reports.
Legislation to bar new employment contracts with H1-B visa holders from certain countries made its way through two Iowa Senate panels Wednesday with concerns from some about legal repercussions, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.
U.S. Senate Democrats and education advocates Wednesday marked one year since the U.S. Department of Education initiated sweeping mass layoffs, Shauneen Miranda reports.
An Iowa Senate subcommittee moved ahead legislation Wednesday to set a residency requirement in the University of Iowa nursing program despite unanswered questions from lawmakers, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.
Researchers told Iowa House lawmakers Wednesday that raising taxes on tobacco and implementing more pesticide monitoring could help lower the state’s high cancer rates and provide more information on its causes, Robin Opsahl reports.
Wade Dooley, a farmer from Marshall County, announced Wednesday he was suspending his campaign as a Democratic candidate for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Cami Koons reports.
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson and Iowa Sen. Zach Wahls both argued their campaigns are able to reach across the aisle as they submitted petition signatures Wednesday to qualify in the 2026 primaries for Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat, Robin Opsahl reports.
Experts on defense spending interviewed by States Newsroom say the cost of weeks of air bombing will mount into the billions of dollars, a sum that will balloon if ground troops are sent into Iran, Jennifer Shutt reports.
A North Dakota judge has revoked Summit Carbon Solutions’ permits for underground carbon dioxide storage, ruling parts of the state law they were issued under is unconstitutional, North Dakota Monitor reports.
The Iowa House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would increase income limits for Iowans with disabilities who rely on Medicaid for essential services and also put certain restrictions on nutrition assistance programs, Cami Koons reports.
Two higher education bills saw bipartisan support Tuesday from the Iowa Senate, aimed at providing more transparency on student loans and garnering greater investment by state universities in Iowa projects, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.
The Iowa House passed a bill Tuesday that would restrict some powers of the governor to respond to public disaster emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic, Robin Opsahl reports.
A bill requiring DNA samples to be taken from people arrested on felony or violent aggravated misdemeanor charges — before they are convicted of the crime — passed the Iowa House Tuesday, Robin Opsahl reports.
