Iowa Legislature

Iowa House Democrats voted Monday evening to elect Rep. Jennifer Konfrst of Windsor Heights as the new House minority leader. She is the first woman to hold this position in Iowa.

It’s been a year since Iowans filled the streets of cities across the state to protest George Floyd’s murder by a police officer. They called for changes to prevent police violence and to fix problems like the state’s severely disproportionate incarceration of Black residents. As part of a series on what’s changed in the last year, Iowa Public Radio looked back at how the state legislature has responded to calls for racial justice.

The pandemic has affected the mental health of Iowa's children, and some are still concerned two years after the creation of the children's mental health system, services are still falling short.

IPR Morning Edition host Clay Masters talks with IPR State Government reporter Katarina Sostaric about some of the issues at the Iowa statehouse.

The ACLU of Iowa is suing the state for denying Medicaid coverage for transgender Iowans to receive gender-affirming surgery.

Ben Kieffer and his guests have a number of quick conversations about the biggest news stories of the week.

Ben Kieffer and his guests have a number of quick conversations about the biggest news stories of the week.

Host Ben Kieffer and Kathie Obradovich, editor in chief at the Iowa Capital Dispatch speak with Iowa lawmakers about redistricting and the question of whether college athletes should profit from the use of their names, likenesses and images.

Host Ben Kieffer and Kathie Obradovich, editor in chief at the Iowa Capital Dispatch speak with Iowa lawmakers about redistricting and the question of whether college athletes should profit from the use of their names, likenesses and images.

Host Ben Kieffer speaks with statehouse reporters Katarina Sostaric, Kathie Obradovich and Kay Henderson about bills that made it past the most recent legislative deadline.