2020 Legislative Session

It's caucus day, and this year marks big changes for the Democratic caucus, while Republican caucus-goers will follow a familiar process.

Michaela Ramm of the Cedar Rapids Gazette joins Ben Kieffer to discuss what the end of Iowa's emergency COVID-19 disaster proclamation means for data collection, tracking cases and access to information. Plus, other top news stories and conversations from around the state, including tax bills at the statehouse, free speech training at Iowa's public universities and how vertical farming is a new way of harvesting leafy greens.

State Parks Struggle To Sustain Adequate Funding Despite Landmark Legislation And Increased Usage

COVID-19 Booster Shots. Another protester found not guilty. And the controversy surrounding an abortion sign funded by a left-wing super PAC.

The use of telemedicine greatly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. But Gov. Kim Reynolds has ended the requirement for pay parity for telemedicine, leaving some health care providers to question what this means for its future.

President Trump’s campaign and state and national Republican organizations are trying to intervene in a lawsuit over changes to Iowa’s absentee ballot procedures and are asking a judge to throw out the case.

A group of Iowa lawmakers Friday unanimously approved the secretary of state’s proposal to send applications for mail-in ballots to all active registered voters ahead of the November election.

Local officials across Iowa are grappling with how to respond to a new state law that says cities and counties must allow guns in buildings under their control unless they provide armed security guards.

A Democratic nonprofit and a Latino civil rights organization filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to reverse recent changes to Iowa’s absentee voting laws.

A Johnson County District Court judge blocked Iowa’s new mandatory 24-hour abortion waiting period from taking effect Wednesday.“We’re glad that patients…