State News

Unions are denouncing a bill Republican lawmakers have crafted that would place new limits on Iowa’s public sector unions, while one Republican legislative leader says the bill will produce a “reform dividend” for Iowa taxpayers. […]

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley disagrees with a federal judge’s ruling that reverses President Trump’s executive order to temporarily halt immigration from seven mostly-Muslim nations. “I have looked at the 1952 law that I think is […]

This morning, Republican legislators have unveiled the sweeping changes they plan to make in Iowa’s collective bargaining law. Union members are streaming into the statehouse for a midday protest. Representative Dave Deyoe, a Republican from […]

Home sales and prices in Iowa rose last year. Home sales rose by just over 4.4 percent, according to the Iowa Association of Realtors (IAR). There were 42,671 properties sold in 2016 compared to 40,778 […]

The Des Moines School Board could become the first in the state to adopt so-called sanctuary resolutions for immigrant and refugee students. Board vice chair, Cindy Elsbernd, says two “sanctuary” resolutions are on the agenda […]

A new group called Iowans for Public Education has formed and organizers say they intend to “fight back” against an “assault” on Iowa’s public schools. Karen Nichols of Iowa City founded the group on Facebook […]

Governor Terry Branstad is pushing back on the idea the attorney general needs to weigh in on the proper transfer of power when he resigns to become an ambassador. “The constitution is clear and the […]

Republicans in the Iowa House have sent the governor a bill that will increase general state aid to public schools by $40 million for the next academic year. “Today’s schools are doing so much more […]

Governor Branstad is signaling his support for a law that would ban motorists from driving with one hand and having a phone in the other. “If all we do is say: ‘You can’t text and […]

The University of Iowa announced today the conclusion of what school leaders are saying is the largest fundraising campaign in its history. U-I Foundation president and CEO Lynette Marshall spoke at a news conference revealing […]