Natalie Dunlap
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Iowa Public Radio
The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital will receive up to $3 million for pediatric cancer research annually, under a bill signed into law Tuesday.
Lucius Pham
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Iowa Public Radio
Isabella Luu
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Iowa Public Radio
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The 2026 Legislative session has ended after a marathon weekend. Journalists who covered the statehouse share what passed, failed and what is already Iowa law. -
In the final hours of Gov. Kim Reynolds' final legislative session, Republican lawmakers came together around a plan they say will save property taxpayers around $4 billion over six years. -
Rep. Randy Feenstra and his challengers took turns appealing to conservative voters at a Des Moines fundraiser. It was the first event of the primary season where all five GOP candidates made an appearance in person.
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A bill banning some food dyes from school meals, authorizing over-the-counter ivermectin and requiring the state to continue seeking limits on what can be bought with food assistance is on its way to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk for her signature. -
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Thursday that offers child care assistance to child care workers regardless of their income, making a pilot program that started in 2023 permanent. -
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Thursday that raises the tax on HMO health insurance plans to generate more money for Iowa’s Medicaid program. Democrats say the tax hike will raise some Iowans' health insurance premiums.
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Republican candidate for governor Rep. Eddie Andrews spoke at a GOP fundraiser Thursday and accused Adam Steen, one of his primary election opponents, of lying about his campaign’s involvement with challenging Andrews’ place on the ballot. -
The state of Iowa’s spending is once again expected to exceed its revenue by about $1 billion in the next fiscal year as revenue declines due to state and federal tax cuts. -
The U.S. Army Reserve said Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien died when an Iranian drone struck a command center in Kuwait. That attack killed six soldiers from the same Des Moines-based unit.
