The Iowa Standard

Our government has changed drastically since the American Founding. The implied powers of Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution have expanded greatly and...

Senate action resumes Thursday with a subcommittee for a Constitutional Convention headlining the list. There's also a bill that would prohibit use of electronic...

Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a previously deported man with a violent criminal history after he entered the U.S. illegally Friday evening east...

After hearing testimony in support and against Senate Joint Resolution 9, the three-member subcommittee passed the bill 2-1, with Democrat Sen. Claire Celsi opposed...

Pastor Todd Stiles of First Family Church in Ankeny wrapped up the public comments portion of the meeting. He also is with The FAMiLY...

Joan Thompson of the Iowa Catholic Conference said the amendment is necessary due to the court's ruling and discovery of a so-called fundamental right...

Kim Laube spoke in defense of the resolution. Laube is the director of life ministries at Lutheran Family Services. "This amendment became necessary when a...

Isabelle Barrett said she spoke with her elderly grandma about the issue. She told her grandma's story about having to carry a dead baby...

Attorney Martin Cannon serves as senior litigation counsel at the Thomas More Society. He was the lawyer who defended the Heartbeat bill. He said flawed...

Jennifer Leatherby presented testimony in support of abortion. She said she woke up this morning and looked in the Iowa Constitution and read all...