Kim Reynolds

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday she is calling a special legislative session to begin Oct. 5 so Iowa lawmakers can consider and vote on new boundaries for legislative and congressional districts. An Iowa Supreme Court order says the legislature may continue the redistricting process past a Sept. 15 deadline.

State officials were blocked from enforcing Iowa’s law against school-issued mask mandates after a federal judge ruled in favor of families challenging the law.

If implemented, students who show COVID-19 symptoms during the school day would go to a designated “caring room” to see the school nurse. There, the nurse or a certified nursing assistant would call the student’s parents and administer a rapid COVID-19 test.

Iowa’s refugee resettlement agencies are preparing for an influx of refugees evacuated from Afghanistan.

The ACLU and disability rights groups are working with 11 Iowa parents in a lawsuit aimed at overturning a statewide ban on school mask mandates.

We got to the experts to find out where Iowa is in the pandemic and how best to reduce risk to ourselves and others.

Gov. Kim Reynolds is again encouraging Iowans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as infections and hospitalizations have been increasing in the state, but she’s not changing state policies or implementing mitigation measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Food experts from across the country met virtually today for the 15th Iowa Hunger Summit. They discussed how to address food insecurity in Iowa.

Attorneys for conservative groups opposing abortion filed a brief with the court Monday on behalf of 22 senators and 38 House members, all Republicans.

The U.S. Department of Education opened investigations into Iowa and four other Republican-led states Monday for banning mask mandates in schools, citing concerns that such policies may violate the civil rights of students with disabilities.