Iowa Senate advances public school funding bill, critics say increase falls short

Iowa lawmakers are weighing a new school funding proposal, with educators and parents warning it may not keep up with costs ...

Iowa would tax pipeline-transported carbon dioxide under proposed bill

An Iowa Senate subcommittee advanced a bill to tax carbon dioxide pipelines, drawing questions over rates, revenue use and ...
The Gazette

Arrest of former Des Moines schools superintendent motivates proposed changes to state K-12 education policies

Republican state legislators are advancing bills that would strengthen requirements for educators' hiring and licensing, and ...

Bill expanding Iowa's 'Don't Say Gay' law takes another step forward

The Iowa House can now take up the "Don't Say Gay" bill limiting public schools from teaching students about LGBTQ topics ...
Iowa Public Radio

Will calls to 'abolish ICE' sway voters in 2026? The strategy has Democrats split

The Trump administration's immigration efforts have led some Democrats to call for abolishing ICE. Others won't go as far, ...

'This is the grassroots.' Iowans gather to caucus ahead of midterms

U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra rallied Republicans at a West Des Moines caucus site as both parties organize ahead of a competitive midterm election year.

Maryland House OKs new congressional map, but Senate will likely prove a roadblock

The Maryland House has approved a new congressional map that could enable Democrats to win the state’s only Republican-held U ...
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Campaign Almanac: Former governor candidate Hubbell endorses Wahls in Iowa’s Democratic Senate primary

Hubbell was Iowa Democrats' candidate for governor in 2018, when he spent $7 million of his own money on the campaign ...

Wahls outraises Turek, Hinson outpaces both in Iowa's US Senate race

State Sen. Zach Wahls outraised state Rep. Josh Turek in Iowa's Democratic U.S. Senate primary, but GOP U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson raised more than both.

Gov. JB Pritzker throws Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton a $5 million lifeline for her US Senate bid

Gov. JB Pritzker had been expected to open his campaign wallet to help Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton’s US Senate bid in the March 17 Democratic primary since he endorsed her last year.

Maryland redistricting has no price tag, but money won’t come ‘out of thin air’

For all the debate about congressional redistricting in Annapolis, a significant piece is still missing: a price tag.

With an ACA fix uncertain in the Senate, Republicans replay old health care fights

Things are looking bleak for a fix in Congress for ACA premiums that have doubled, on average. And Republicans are making arguments against the law that haven't worked in years past.