The 2019 session of the Iowa Legislature was marked by a flurry of last-minute action on much-watched issues. Lawmakers gave Iowa governors new power to help select justices on the Iowa Supreme Court, required [...]
Tony Leys, Des Moines Register Published 5:58 p.m. CT March 2, 2019 Opioid use and mental health concerns lead a list of Iowans’ worries, a new Iowa Poll finds. The Iowa Poll, sponsored by [...]
Iowa Poll: Majority of Iowans think fireworks don’t deserve Legislature’s time, taxes do Shelby Fleig, Des Moines Register Published 6:00 p.m. CT March 3, 2019 More than 70 percent of Iowans think the ongoing [...]
Todd Dorman at The Gazette- Legislative Republicans pushing hard to change the way Iowa selects its judges claim to want “fairness,” “balance” and “accountability.” But the fact they’re getting an assist from the Washington, [...]
Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register Published 6:08 p.m. CT Jan. 29, 2019 Iowa's two largest public universities are planning to raise tuition but told lawmakers Tuesday they will need more state money to keep [...]
Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register Published 1:00 p.m. CT Jan. 2, 2019 Angie Rieck-Hinz's phone and email have been blowing up. Dozens of Iowan farmers and entrepreneurs want to know when they can begin [...]
Shelby Fleig, Des Moines Register Published 12:58 p.m. CT Oct. 29, 2018 In class writings, Cameron Carico said he wanted to "meet God." The teen, who had an upbeat personality, wrote that he often [...]
State family planning services decline 73 percent in fiscal year as $2.5M goes unspent By Tony Leys and Barbara Rodriguez, Des Moines Iowa's new family planning program is providing fewer services like contraception one year [...]
Medical marijuana expansion seems unlikely in Iowa this year Tony Leys and Brianne Pfannenstiel, The Des Moines Register Published 5:33 p.m. CT April 3, 2018 Iowa’s sole legal producer of medical marijuana says legislators [...]
Iowa's public university tuition is going up by how much? Kathy A. Bolten, kbolten@dmreg.com Published 10:26 a.m. CT April 3, 2018 Undergraduate students at Iowa’s three public universities face tuition increases in the fall that average [...]
