Des Moines nonprofit says the future is 'uncertain' after Trump Administration rescinds federal funding freeze
After a Trump administration memo to freeze federal grants and loans was reversed less than two days after it was issued, a Des Moines nonprofit's CEO says she's continuing to plan as if the funding ...
Should the US Department of Agriculture be in Iowa? Rep. Hinson introduces bill to move DC agencies
New legislation Hinson introduced, called the Swamp Act, would move federal agency headquarters out of Washington, D.C. She ...
Iowa higher ed bills would block required DEI instruction, add transparency measures
Iowa's public universities could not require students to take or compel faculty to instruct on DEI or Critical Race Theory ...
Dems find some hope in elections in Iowa and Minnesota
On Tuesday, Iowa Democrats notched an upset victory in a state Senate district that Donald Trump won by more than 20 points, and Minnesota Democrats retook their Senate majority in the statehouse.
Iowa weather: Rain chances return tomorrow
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Wednesday he plans to veto a Republican-sponsored immigration bill that was passed by the ...
Bill would require Iowa driver’s licenses to list citizenship status
The legislation, House Study Bill 37, would require a person’s citizenship status to be listed on the back of their driver’s ...
Democrats flip seat in Iowa Senate
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Wednesday he plans to veto a Republican-sponsored immigration bill that was passed by the ...
Washington AG stands by Costco, blasts Republican attorneys general threatening DEI crackdown
Washington's attorney general fired back at a group of Republican attorneys general for "weaponizing" the government to put ...
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Lawmakers try to shield Iowa universities from changes that could impact accreditation
Hoping to shield Iowa’s public universities from potential backlash to policy changes enacted by lawmakers, Republicans ...
Trump signs GOP immigration bill dubbed Laken Riley Act
President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act, a measure to enact stricter penalties on undocumented immigrants who commit ...
Democrat Appears to Flip Iowa State Senate Seat in a Boost for the Party
Republicans still have large legislative majorities in Iowa, but a Democrat’s apparent win in a solidly conservative area ...
University of Iowa 'school of intellectual freedom' among bevy of GOP bills battling 'woke'
Terry Branstad is putting his thumb on the scale to champion a new "school of intellectual freedom" at the University of Iowa as part of a legislative push for more civics programming at the state's ...