2024 Legislative Session

Most of Iowa’s traffic cameras that issue speeding tickets in permanent locations must be turned off after the Iowa Department of Transportation denied the vast majority of cities’ requests to operate them.

As the school year begins, Iowa’s Area Education Agencies and school districts are implementing a new law that shifts some AEA funding to school districts and moves oversight of special education from AEAs to the state.

Libertarian Nicholas Gluba, who is running for Congress in Iowa's 1st District, said he wants to ban the use of eminent domain for private gain and rebalance government powers.

The state of Iowa has not issued any permits for school employees to carry guns on school property under a new law, and it’s still not clear if public schools will be able to arm staff without risking the loss of their insurance coverage.

Iowa’s health department announced the boundaries of seven behavioral health districts Thursday, following a new state law aimed at making it easier for Iowans to access mental health and substance use treatment services.

As of July 1, products like THC beverages and edibles derived from hemp must be 4 mg per serving — or 10 mg per container — in order to be legally sold. Iowans must be 21 years or older to purchase them.

A federal judge ruled Monday Iowa’s immigration law making “illegal reentry” a state crime cannot be enforced because it is unconstitutional and conflicts with U.S. immigration laws.

A federal judge in Des Moines said he plans to decide before July 1 whether Iowa’s immigration law making “illegal reentry” a state crime can be enforced.

The latest national abortion count by the Society of Family Planning found an increase in the number of abortions in 2023 compared to the year prior. But the numbers vary by state with some seeing sharp decreases due to fresh restrictions and bans.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Friday that eliminates or changes more than 80 state boards and commissions as part of her effort to reorganize state government, despite concerns raised about changes to the Iowa Civil Rights Commission.