2026 Legislative Session

Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Klimesh said he would amend a House-passed bill banning eminent domain for carbon pipelines with his own proposal to help pipeline companies find a path around unwilling landowners.

The Iowa House voted to ban eminent domain for carbon pipelines, but the Senate has a different plan. We break down the divide and what it could mean for Iowa farmers and landowners. With IPR's Katarina Sostaric, we explore the House and Senate proposals. Two Iowa landowners share their perspective on the potential economic affect of the pipeline as well the affect on property rights. Then, Rep. Aime Wichtendahl, D-Hiawatha, and Rep. Chad Ingels, R-Randalia, explain their positions.

A group of Black Iowa lawmakers is expanding their legislative caucus to also include other racial minorities.

Listen to IPR's Katarina Sostaric and Meghan McKinney review the latest from the Iowa Capitol. In week two of the legislative session, lawmakers considered bills related to property tax relief, eminent domain and higher education.

Democrats in the Iowa House of Representatives proposed a water quality plan Thursday that calls for more financial assistance and incentives for farmers to adopt practices that reduce water pollution.

A new study predicts a growing gap between the supply of corn and market demand over the next decade, which could continue to drag down corn prices. Industry leaders are pushing for year-round E15 fuel sales and policies that support emerging low-carbon fuel markets for shipping and aviation.

The Iowa House passed a bill Wednesday that would ban the use of eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines.

Iowa House Republican leaders introduced their property tax proposal Wednesday, which includes a 2% cap on annual revenue growth for cities and counties.

Proposed pipeline routes would be widened under a bill introduced by Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Klimesh, which he said would “all but eliminate the need” for pipeline companies to use eminent domain.

During what may be her last Condition of the State, Gov. Kim Reynolds said our government needs to be reminded that "money doesn't grow on trees" as she eyes limits to municipal revenue growth. House Minority Leader Rep. Brian Meyer countered after her speech that Iowa is in a "fiscal death spiral" due to previous tax cuts. On this Politics Day edition of River to River, political analysts Dave Peterson and Jonathan Hassid help us dissect Iowa Republicans' legislative agenda, a growing number of independents and the future of Affordable Care Act subsidies.