Iowa's public universities could not require students to take or compel faculty to instruct on DEI or Critical Race Theory under a House bill.

Terry Branstad is putting his thumb on the scale to champion a new "school of intellectual freedom" at the University of Iowa as part of a legislative push for more civics programming at the state's public universities.

Iowa Senator Charles Grassley is demanding answers on President Trump’s firing of government watchdogs. President Trump fired 17 independent Inspectors General late Friday night. The Inspectors General are tasked with looking for fraud,

Iowa Democrats scored an upset in a state Senate special election on Tuesday, months after being wiped out in the Hawkeye State in the presidential contest.

Democrats have flipped an Iowa state Senate seat in a district that overwhelmingly voted for President Trump in November. Democrat Mike Zimmer, who has worked in education and serves as the

Democrats Tuesday flipped seat in the Iowa Senate in a special election held to replace Republican Sen. Chris Cournoyer, who was named as Iowa's lieutenant governor, but Democrats still will be far outnumbered in the chamber.

In a transportation subcommittee meeting Tuesday, Kristi Castenson delivered a heartfelt message to lawmakers on Tuesday, urging them to consider the impact of distracted driving as they discussed HSB 64, the hands-free cellphone bill. "I don't want to see anyone else hurt. I don't want other people to lose family members," Castenson said.

Residents should tell the Iowa Department of Education to stop its effort to inject private beliefs into science standards, writes Bruce Lear.

Democrat Mike Zimmer is the newest Iowa senator, flipping the Senate District 35 seat in Tuesday’s special election. Zimmer won with 52% of the vote to Republican Katie Whittington’s 48%, according to unofficial results published by the Iowa Secretary of State.

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.

An Iowa GOP lawmaker has introduced a gambling gaming license moratorium bill that could foil Cedar Rapids' plans to bring a casino to town. The legislation com