State Legislature
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‘Look at the health of our people’: Linn County farmer calls out Iowa lawmakers
Iowa has the nation’s second-highest cancer rate, but GOP leaders still rely on voluntary farm conservation. Linn County residents want answers.
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Iowa House panel deadlocks on Lundgren complaint, tosses second one
A House Ethics Committee vote split along party lines Friday, leaving a complaint against Rep. Shannon Lundgren unresolved. A second complaint over the same issue was dismissed unanimously. A separate complaint against Rep. Jennifer Smith remains unaddressed.
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Reynolds calls special session on steel plant tax incentives
Gov. Kim Reynolds is calling lawmakers back to the Capitol on Friday to change the state’s MEGA incentive program after Iowa and Mesabi Metallics signed a memorandum of understanding.
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No meeting set on Lundgren, Smith ethics complaints as election nears
A House panel’s ranking Democrat says the complaint against Iowa Rep. Shannon Lundgren is waiting on the Republican chair to call a meeting. The chair and House staff have refused to comment on the status of a complaint against state Rep. Jennifer Smith.
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This Iowa Rep’s private school is funded by vouchers
Rep. Dean Fisher voted for Iowa school vouchers, then helped found a private school that likely collected $255,616 in taxpayer money its first year.
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Iowa insurers seek premium hikes for 2027
Five Iowa insurers filed their 2027 rate requests. Four want double-digit increases—and the tables explaining why are redacted. Enrollment already dropped 17% this year.
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Taxpayer money, private schools: How vouchers stripped Des Moines Public of $47M
The Hawkeye State implemented a taxpayer-funded private school scholarship program three years ago. It’s since cost Iowa’s largest public school district nearly $47.5 million in state funding.
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Iowa legislative session ends declaring ‘mission accomplished’ on property taxes and more abortion restrictions
Iowa Republicans ended a 112-day legislative session on May 3 with a long-promised property tax overhaul estimated to save homeowners $4.2 billion over six years. They also passed an abortion pill restriction that 80% of Iowa voters—including a majority of Republicans—said shouldn’t be the legislature’s priority.
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EXCLUSIVE: Josh Turek launches rural Iowa plan, points to right-to-repair win as proof of concept
The Iowa House just passed a bipartisan right-to-repair bill that Turek helped champion. Now he’s running for US Senate on a promise to take that fight to Washington.
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Joe Mitchell took a homestead tax credit in Mount Pleasant while living in Des Moines, records show
Where was Joe Mitchell living? The Iowa congressional candidate collected a tax credit on a Mount Pleasant property, while his voter registration, business filings, and a condo purchase all pointed to a different address in downtown Des Moines.
