Iowa Legislature
Iowa Senate Republicans have chosen Sen. Mike Klimesh as their new majority leader after Sen. Jack Whitver announced he was stepping down from the role earlier this month.
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The Iowa Senate is looking at expanding driving privileges for 14- and 15-year-olds who want to drive to work, one year after loosening the rules around allowing them to work longer and later. -
The Wednesday night announcement did not include information as to why Sen. Zach Wahls was replaced as Iowa Senate minority leader. -
Zach Nunn, the Republican candidate for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District, has pushed back against Biden's Inflation Reduction Act and is calling for more tax cuts at the federal level.
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How did the universe begin? How will it end? This episode of River to River tackles those and other big questions. -
A bipartisan bill that became Iowa law this year criminalizes fertility fraud, making physicians liable for a felony and, if convicted, forced to register as a Tier III sex offender.
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Iowans returned their junior senator, Republican Joni Ernst, to Washington for a second term.
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Theresa Greenfield, the Democrat challenging Republican Senator Joni Ernst’s bid for reelection, is returning to the campaign trail this afternoon after testing negative for COVID-19. -
Iowa Public Radio’s Clay Masters has this profile of the race with just 6 days until voters must make a final decision. -
Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is fighting to hang onto her senate seat in the remaining three weeks until Election Day. Democrat Theresa Greenfield is leading in most public opinion polls and thousands of Iowans have already cast their ballots early for this race, which is one of the most expensive in the country.
