Iowa Legislature

The head of the Iowa National Guard asked legislators to improve the Iowa National Guard Service Scholarship and add exceptions to the state’s chronic absenteeism law for high school military recruits and members.

The disruption experienced during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic has many legacies, one of them a decline in school attendance.

In her Condition of the Judiciary address Wednesday morning, Chief Justice Susan Christensen asked legislators to reduce the number of magistrates across the state, raise state district judge salaries and address the shortage of court-appointed attorneys in Iowa.

Lawmakers discuss priorities of both parties and chambers, including property taxes, cell phones in schools and Medicaid work requirements

As lawmakers get ready to reconvene for the 2025 legislative session on Jan. 13, several state agencies and departments have already submitted bills they want lawmakers to consider in the upcoming year.

The 2025 legislative session starts Monday and lawmakers are eyeing measures addressing higher education, taxes, immigration and Medicaid.

Floods, tornadoes, bird flu and Caitlin Clark - just a sampling of the biggest stories from Iowa in last year.

Washburn has been dean of the law school since 2018. He says the Legislature has had a chilling effect on higher education.

President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on new tariffs and mass deportations. Iowa economists share what we can expect from the new administration.

Iowa Senate Democrats elected Sen. Janice Weiner of Iowa City as their new leader Friday. The number of Democrats in the Iowa Senate has been declining since 2010, and is at its lowest point in more than 50 years.