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The Iowa Senate has passed a bill that would prohibit diversity, equity and inclusion offices or staff in city and county governments. Republicans supported the bill. Democrats opposed it. The bill says local governments cannot issue statements in support of D.E.I....

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The Iowa House has passed a bill that would give the secretary of state authority to hire a vendor to check for non-citizens on Iowa voter registration lists. Representative Austin Harris, a Republican from Moulton, cited the secretary of state's recent announcement...

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Bond has been set at $100 million for the Honduran man charged in the death of Sarah Root of Council Bluffs in a 2016 traffic accident in Omaha. Eswin Mejia fled the country after being arrested following the accident and was extradited back to the U.S. last week....

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The governor will soon decide whether to establish a new committee to help navigate the re-alignment of high school athletic conferences. Senator Sandy Salmon of Janesville today said state education officials believe they lack the authority under current law to help...

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Graduate students at the University of Iowa say they're concerned about possible changes to their employment and admissions contracts. Two days before Spring Break, grad students in the English Department got an email from the department chair saying the UI could no...

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The Iowa Economic Development Board recently approved funds for three start-up businesses. IEDA spokesperson Kanan Kappelman says Ames-based Janas Materials was awarded a $100,000 loan to help refine its product. "They developed sustainable technology for the coating...

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A "Freedom to Garden Act" has passed the Iowa Senate unanimously. "This bill addresses a growing concern -- literally growing our own food," Senator Cherielynn Westrich of Ottumwa, the bill's floor manager, said to start debate. The bill would forbid state and local...

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Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley today will be questioning President Trump's nominee to head the Social Security Administration, what DOGE leader Elon Musk calls "the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time." Grassley says he's been hearing from Iowans who are upset about...

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Seed supply shortages could cause problems for farmers in Iowa this spring. Flooding early in the season last spring devastated parts of southern Minnesota and northwestern Iowa, and Casey Staloch, with Albert Lea Seed Company in Minnesota, says seed production really...

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The legislature is still tinkering with the governor's plan to require that Iowa school districts adopt policies that restrict students from using smart phones when they're in classes. Senator Lynn Evans, a Republican from Aurelia, said the bill is designed to "give a...

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It's Severe Weather Awareness Week, and National Weather Service meteorologist Peter Rogers says today is focused on lightning safety. "I think one of the big things for people to realize is that sometimes they're waiting for some kind of a warning, a severe...

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Republicans who oppose the use of eminent domain to seize land for the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline are urging Iowans to lobby members of the Senate to protect property rights. During a news conference at the Iowa Capitol today, Senator Doug Campbell of...

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