2019 Legislative Session

Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds now controls a majority of the 17-member panel that nominates potential Iowa Supreme Court justices and appeals court judges.…

This is the last week for the 2019 Iowa Legislative Session. It was scheduled for 110 days,but ended a bit early on day 104.This is also the last episode…

This post was updated Friday, May 3, 2019, at 5:32 p.m.In the final days of the legislative session, Republicans at the Iowa Capitol moved to block…

In the final hours of the legislative session Saturday, the Iowa Senate sent a bill to the governor that would expand the state’s medical marijuana…

Republicans at the Iowa Capitol approved a plan Saturday, the final day of the legislative session, to give the governor more power in the process of…

This post was updated Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 2:48 p.m.Republicans at the Iowa Capitol voted Friday and Saturday to ban publicly-funded health…

Republican lawmakers at the Iowa Capitol sent a bill to the governor early Thursday they say will make local property taxes more transparent, despite…

This post was updated Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 6:10 p.m. Republicans in the Iowa Legislature voted this week to limit the Democratic attorney…

The longest-serving Republican in the Iowa Legislature announced Tuesday he is switching to the Democratic Party, citing increasing discomfort with…

Updated Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 10:50 a.m.Iowans 21 and over could soon legally place bets on professional and college sports under a bill that…