The bill, Senate Study Bill 1018, reups a legislative pitch to alter the makeup of county boards of supervisors in an effort to boost rural representation. Critics decry it as another GOP-led attempt to strip local control from Iowa municipalities and target the state's most Democratic-leaning counties.
Former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad said President Donald Trump has expanded Republicans' base in Iowa since his first term in 2017.
Governor Kim Reynolds says she’s is ready to use every tool, including deploying the Iowa National Guard, to carry out President Trump’s plans for mass deportations of illegal immigrants. Reynolds has notified state prison officials and the Iowa Department of Public Safety that if they arrest someone who may in the country illegally,
President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in Monday as the 47th President of the United States.Members of Congress, former presidents, tech CEO's and many Iow
The U.S. House voted Tuesday to pass a GOP-led bill that would block transgender athletes from competing in women's and girl's sports at federally-funded schoo
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has asked lawmakers to use about $700 million of state savings to cover the gap between her proposed budget and the amount of revenue the state is expecting in the coming fiscal year.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to revive former Rep. Steve King’s (R-Iowa) bid to receive attorneys’ fees in a copyright fight that stemmed from a meme posted by his campaign. A jury
Iowa Republican Party leaders celebrated early this morning during a fundraiser, calling their “supermajorities” in the Iowa House and Senate a mandate for the GOP’s policy agenda. House Speaker Pat Grassley of New Hartford will lead a 67 seat majority in the House.
Iowa’s 2025 legislative session began Monday morning with lawmakers returning to the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines and taking the oath of office.
Iowa lawmakers gaveled in on Monday for the start of the 2025 legislative session.
House members serve two-year terms. After lawmakers filed into the House, Iowa GOP Chair Jeff Kaufmann, his son Rep. Bobby Kaufmann of Wilton, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley and House Speaker Pat ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - Iowa was the first state to set President Donald Trump on the course back to the White House with his win in the Iowa Caucuses. Now, the state’s political leaders are reacting to Trump’s inauguration.