Speaker Mike Johnson is betting that Republicans can muscle the bill through the House largely on their own. Normally, when it comes to keeping the government fully open, Republicans have had to work ...

By Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch The bills that survived the first major deadline of Iowa’s 2025 legislative session ...

State lawmakers hit the 2025 session’s first ‘funnel’ deadline, which revokes the eligibility of bills that did not reach a ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson formally unveiled plans on Saturday for a government funding stopgap through September 30 — a ...

It started with a mother and son conversationabout interacting with police in the wake of George Floyd's death. It ended ...

For the second day in a row, flags around Iowa will be at half-staff. Today they're lowered to honor a former attorney ...

It's been about a month since a federal judge upheld a court ruling that blocks an Iowa immigration bill from taking effect.

During his long tenure in the Iowa state Capitol, Jack Kibbie earned a reputation as a lawmaker willing to work with anyone to get things done. Kibbie, a Democrat from Emmetsburg widely regarded as ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - Friday is the end of what’s called the “first funnel” of the Iowa legislative session. It’s the deadline for most bills to be passed out of ...

The first funnel deadline of the 2025 legislative session is over. State lawmakers raced to make sure their top priorities advanced through committee by Friday.

The Iowa House Judiciary Committee advanced bills Thursday to block hazardous liquid pipelines carrying carbon dioxide from ...

Iowa lawmakers approved bills on elections, firearms and immigration law enforcement Thursday just ahead of the Legislature’s ...