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Vanderbilt law professor Brian Fitzpatrick speaks to us about why he believes Iowa should change its judicial nominating commission. "I don't think it can be...

Iowa has some issues when it comes to occupational licensing. The Institute for Justice says Iowa is one of the worst states for occupational...

Bills that passed on the House floor last week: HF 223 A bill for an act relating to reimbursement of witness mileage expenses.  Passed - 98-0 HF 262 A...

From Democrat Statehouse News: With more than 700,000 Iowans living in a child care desert, a new report out this week found working families continue...

Life at conception cleared its first hurdle in the Iowa Senate on Thursday as Republican Senators Annette Sweeney and Jake Chapman voted the measure...

A subcommittee on life turned out to be relatively uneventful on Thursday afternoon. The subcommittee on Senate Study Bill 1170 started at noon and...

Senate File 270 relates to the health education requirement for 9-12 grade under the education standards of Iowa. It adds mental health awareness, coping...

Animal abuse was addressed during Wednesday's Senate Judiciary committee. Senate Study Bill 1075 prohibits the treatment of animals other than livestock and wild animals,...

Senate File 212 advanced out of the Judiciary committee on Wednesday via a voice vote without any dissenters. The bill creates a criminal offense...

Submitted by Rep. Sandy Salmon: The Iowa Constitution explicitly provides the legislature with the authority by law to determine the makeup of the members of...