Tom Barton
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Iowa Public Radio
Iowa officials project modest revenue growth over the next two years, but Democrats warn collections remain more than a billion dollars below current state spending.
Nicole Baxter
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Iowa Public Radio
Maura Curran
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Iowa Public Radio
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Cities are gearing up for their first budget year with new restrictions under Iowa's recently passed property tax law. While officials say residents could see marginal changes to their bills, the law could affect the level of services cities offer. -
The ACLU of Iowa has filed a federal lawsuit against the Iowa Department of Administrative Services claiming the state has repeatedly violated the Satanic Temple's constitutional rights by denying them permission to host holiday activities in the Iowa Capitol rotunda. -
An audit released Monday shows the state has made “substantial improvements” in efforts to inspect nursing homes and now meets federal requirements.
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Starting July 1, Iowans will see a host of laws go into effect, including changes to obtaining abortion medication, higher speed limits and new age verification for adult websites. -
A new law that requires Iowans go to an in-person medical appointment in order to obtain abortion medication has gone into effect. -
Fewer Iowans are enrolled in a federal food assistance program after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act changed eligibility requirements and the state narrowed the types of SNAP-eligible foods.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law Tuesday more than doubling the mandatory minimum sentence for people convicted of a third felony offense, along with two other laws that restrict pretrial release and ban warrant resolution clinics. -
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the state’s first so-called Iowa Farm Act, along with the appropriations bill for agriculture and natural resources. The legislation provides more funding for local food and water treatment plants. -
The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital will receive up to $3 million for pediatric cancer research annually, under a bill signed into law Tuesday.
