2020 Legislative Session

In a day that lawmakers called historic, the Iowa Legislature introduced and unanimously passed a set of police reforms Thursday as Black Lives Matter…

Iowa House Republicans are proposing state funding levels for the next fiscal year that are about the same as this year as the state expects to bring in…

Black Lives Matter protesters entered the Iowa Capitol Wednesday with a list of demands for state lawmakers and the governor.They chanted “Where is Kim?”…

The Iowa Legislature picked things back up on Wednesday last week after leaders put the session on hold in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.…

While the session was suspended for 12 weeks, 564 Iowans died from COVID-19 complications. Before returning, the legislative council met to discuss how to…

Iowa businesses and health care providers would have special protections against coronavirus-related lawsuits under a bill House Republicans passed Friday…

The Iowa secretary of state would not be allowed to send applications for mail-in ballots to all registered voters under a bill passed Wednesday by…

The Iowa Legislature restarted its session this week after legislative leaders put it on hold in mid-March because of the coronavirus. The session also…

A group of Iowa Democratic lawmakers and black leaders proposed three policies Thursday to help prevent police violence as protests continue in the wake…

On their first day back at the Iowa Capitol after suspending the legislative session due to coronavirus, Republican lawmakers advanced policies related to…