State Government News

The recently-fired head of Iowa’s nursing home for veterans allegedly collected more than $105,000 in extra pay and benefits in less than two years, according to a report released Thursday by Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand.

Iowa public safety officials say the 27 state troopers and one agent deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border this month worked as a “force multiplier” for Texas law enforcement, and the additional cost to Iowa taxpayers for the mission is approximately $200,000.

Gov. Kim Reynolds has criticized the CDC's new guidance recommending people in counties with substantial to high COVID-19 community transmission wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status.

State Democrats are calling on Gov. Kim Reynolds to fill the vacant seats on the Iowa State Board of Health, as the board was unable to meet earlier this month because the majority of seats are empty.

Iowa Medicaid officials told the Council on Human Services that they intend to release a request for proposals for another managed care organization at the end of this year.

Iowans are no longer required to get a permit to purchase or carry a handgun after changes to the state's gun laws took effect Thursday.

The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled in favor of former Gov. Terry Branstad in a lawsuit where he was found to have discriminated against a workers’ compensation commissioner because of his sexual orientation.

Iowa’s premier public opinion researcher unpacks this summer’s Iowa Poll. What we expected and what we didn’t.

A Johnson County District Court judge has permanently blocked a 24-hour abortion waiting period law from being enforced in Iowa. Gov. Kim Reynolds said she will appeal the decision.

The legislative fruits of 2020’s demonstrations against police violence offers more protection to police and harsher penalties for protest-related charges.