2025 Legislative Session

Iowa House Republicans advanced a proposal Wednesday that would restrict SNAP users to only using benefits for "healthy foods and beverages." The Department of Health and Human Services would have to request federal approval to override the list of current eligible items.

There is a critical need for more foster parents in Iowa, according to the nonprofit that oversees foster and adoptive services in the state.

Handling a cellphone while driving could soon be illegal in Iowa under a bill that is on its way to the governor’s desk.

The Iowa House of Representatives passed two election-related bills Tuesday that would overhaul the recount process and add methods of checking voters’ citizenship status, among other changes.

Republicans in the Iowa Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would require certain Iowans on Medicaid to prove they are working at least 80 hours a month to keep their coverage, if the federal government approves the state’s plan.

Iowa would join 13 other states that have banned ranked choice voting under a bill advancing in the Iowa Legislature.

Bills are being considered, debated, passed and some are even waiting for Gov. Kim Reynolds' signature. Here's the latest breakdown on what's going on under Iowa's golden dome.

A look at major headlines from this week, including RFK Jr.'s proposal to address bird flu, the latest at the Iowa Statehouse, an update on the Summit Carbon Pipeline and more.

State lawmakers have proposed adding work requirements to Medicaid as the federal government looks to make potentially drastic cuts to its funding.

Iowa House Republicans advanced bills Tuesday establishing uniform educational requirements at the state’s public universities and protecting universities from being penalized by accreditors for following state law. Proposals for capping in-state tuition and establishing tuition guarantee were also removed from a bill known as the "College Affordability Act."