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Iowa’s U.S. Senators seek to make farmer-friendly FAFSA policy permanent
Iowa Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are co-sponsoring a bill to make sure small business owners and farmers don't have to list land and equipment as assets on their child's Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA. "They happen to be land and asset...
Iowa A.G. warns federal grants for crime victim services unlikely
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is asking legislators to prepare to use state tax dollars to support crime victim services that have received federal grants in the past. "All of our victim assistance agencies throughout the whole state of Iowa depend on that funding...
Bill links Iowa Tuition Grant to end of DEI programs at private colleges
An Iowa House subcommittee has approved a bill that would prohibit diversity, equity and inclusion programs at any private college or university in Iowa that participate in the state's Tuition Grant program. Representative Taylor Collins, a Republican from Mediapolis,...
New Bishop named for Sioux City Catholic Diocese
Pope Francis has accepted the retirement request for Sioux City Catholic Diocese Bishop Walter Nickless. Bishop Nickless has served Sioux City since 2006 and says he submitted his request for retirement in May of 2022 as is required when you turn 75. He joked today...
Bill in Iowa House seeks revival of ISU, UNI baseball programs
A bill in the Iowa House would require Iowa State and the University of Northern Iowa to revive their baseball programs. Representative Skyler Wheeler of Hull, the head coach of the Unity Christian High School baseball team, is the bill's author. "'Bring back...
DOT plows battling first big snowfall across Iowa
The biggest snowstorm of winter is moving across the state dropping large amounts of snow. DOT Winter Operations Administrator Craig Bargfrede says they have some 640 plows out now. "We had plows out starting late last night into the early morning hours, primarily...
Iowa Senate approves ‘Taylor Swift’ bill about scalper bots
The Iowa Senate has unanimously voted to make it illegal to use computer "bots" that are programmed to buy big bunches of tickets to concerts, plays and sporting events in Iowa. It's been nicknamed "The Taylor Swift" bill and is similar to efforts in other states that...

Anti-doxxing bill clears initial review in Iowa House
A subcommittee in the Iowa House has approved an "anti-doxxing" bill, to make it a crime to try to intimidate or harass someone by posting their address or other personal information online. Due to today's weather, no one from the public testified during the...
Backers urge Iowa House to pass bill on ‘chemtrails’
Nearly two dozen Republicans in the Iowa House are co-sponsoring a bill that would ban chemical emissions for the purpose of changing the weather. A subcommittee hearing on the bill yesterday was packed with supporters who claimed the government and corporations are...
‘Cancer Action Day’ goal: Iowa law with 2% interest cap on medical debt
A group of cancer patients, survivors and advocates is urging the Iowa legislature to cap the amount of interest than can be charged on medical debt. John Buntsma of Orange City said he talked last weekend with a man who had cancer -- and had to declare bankruptcy...
State regulators deny request to put Cedar Rapids casino license on hold
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission voted unanimously Monday against a request to pause Linn County’s new casino license until a lawsuit against the license decision is resolved. Operators of the Riverside Casino and its nonprofit license holder, the Washington...
Bill targets ‘terrorist sympathizers’ on Iowa campuses who are visa holders
A subcommittee in the Iowa House has advanced a bill called the "Combating Terrorist Sympathizers Act." It calls for suspending, expelling or firing students and employees at Iowa colleges and universities who are here on a student or work visa and express support for...