Neetu Arnold, a policy analyst at the Manhattan Institute, gave a presentation to the House Higher Education Committee about the state’s public university system. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)…
Jacob Holck, a football official, spoke in support of a measure raising penalties for assaulting sports officials during a subcommittee meeting Jan. 22, 2025. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)…
The Federal Trade Commission is suing Deere & Co. for alleged restrictions on repair technologies. (Photo courtesy of Deere & Co.) The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from Minnesota…
The U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The U.S. House Wednesday passed legislation that greatly expands mandatory detention requirements of immigrants charged and…
(Photo by Getty Images) Lawyers for the State of Iowa are asking a judge to dismiss a public-records lawsuit by arguing the Iowa Supreme Court’s Attorney Disciplinary Board is not…
President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it during an indoor inauguration parade at Capital One Arena on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna…
Iowa lawmakers are trying again to pass legislation to outlaw using hand-held phones or other devices behind the wheel. (Photo via Getty Images) Advocates and senators at a Statehouse meeting…
A bill in Iowa would ban artificial food dyes and margarine from food served at schools. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Some Iowa representatives want to ban margarine and…
U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, a Minnesota Democrat, speaks during a press conference inside the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. Also pictured is Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., left,…
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — All federal…
Reproductive rights supporters marched in Phoenix to mark Roe v. Wade’s anniversary in January 2024. Arizona voters approved an amendment restoring abortion access up to fetal viability in the fall.…
President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Jan. 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo…
(Stock photo by Greenleaf123/Getty Images) Advocates of child victims said a proposed constitutional amendment allowing for remote testimony for children and people with certain disabilities could help young victims from…
(Stock photo via Getty Images) Teenagers as young as 16 could provide care to children of any age in child care centers, unsupervised by an adult, if a bill that…
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and wife Melania Trump arrive at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 8, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., walks behind them. (Photo…
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