Camera captures theft in Iowa nursing home, but legislation on the ...
Apr 2, 2025 · Deputy Editor Clark Kauffman has worked during the past 30 years as both an investigative reporter and editorial writer at two of Iowa’s largest newspapers, the Des Moines …
Iowa Senate passes 2% per-pupil increase for K-12 public schools
Apr 7, 2025 · Since the House vote Feb. 18, the measure did not seen public discussion again before Monday, April 7. Lawmakers had already failed to meet their self-imposed deadline to …
Iowa legislative session heads to overtime
May 1, 2025 · Two major roadblocks remain before Iowa lawmakers can pass the state’s budget and end the 2025 legislative session — pipelines and paraeducator pay, among a few other …
Debris in Davenport is gone, but the secrets remain
Apr 22, 2025 · The latest skirmish in this drawn-out fight over access to records and information comes courtesy of Scott County Attorney Kelly Cunningham. She asked the Iowa Public …
Senate panel kickstarts debate on spending opioid settlement …
Apr 14, 2025 · A Senate subcommittee moved forward a bill Monday allocating $42 million from the Opioid Settlement Fund to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to combat …
Iowa Senate drops private colleges from DEI ban
May 9, 2025 · The Iowa Senate dropped private universities Friday from legislation barring diversity, equity and inclusion activities and offices in state entities. Senators amended House …
Legislation sets regulations for anaerobic digesters on livestock ...
Apr 17, 2025 · A bill advanced from the Iowa House Thursday that would regulate anaerobic digesters, or systems that break down organic material in an oxygen-deprived system to …
Lawsuit challenges Reynolds’ authority in rulemaking process
Apr 7, 2025 · The governor, the lawsuit claims, has “no authority to manipulate the rulemaking process prior to a final rule being adopted,” and so “any regulation adopted in compliance with …
Why hasn't a pipeline bill come to Senate floor? Lawmakers blame ...
Apr 22, 2025 · Sen. Lynn Evans, R-Aurelia, urged his colleagues Tuesday in the Iowa Senate to voice their support for bringing up legislation for debate on carbon capture pipelines. His …
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs ban on handheld cellphone use while …
Apr 2, 2025 · Gov. Kim Reynolds, joined by Iowa families who had lost loved ones in distracted driving crashes, law enforcement officers and others, celebrated after the governor signed a …