Mike Zimmer (D) defeated Katie Whittington (R) in the Iowa Senate District 35 special election on Jan. 28, 2025. The seat became vacant after Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) appointed Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R) ...

Iowa Senate Republicans passed the caucus’ proposed 2% increase to public school funding for FY 2026 earlier this week; and ...

Two central Iowa school districts say an education spending package passed by the Iowa House Thursday is not enough.

Iowa House Republicans voted Thursday to pass a 2.25% spending increase for K-12 schools as Democrats urged them to more than double their investment.

While Republicans, who will be defending 22 of the 35 Senate seats up in 2026, may have the political environment working against them next year, they are still favored to retain the chamber.— Part of ...

Parents of children with disabilities and teachers delivered letters to Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Tuesday morning, ...

A stalemate over an immigration bill has raised the question of whether DeSantis's clout in Florida has faded after his rise ...

Nearly four years ago, in the aftermath of the state’s most destructive wildfires in history, the Oregon Legislature passed a ...

Here's a rundown of this week's top stories. Democrat Mike Zimmer wins Iowa Senate District 35 special election Democrat Mike Zimmer, a school board president and retired educator, defeated ...

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission voted 4-1 to grant a gaming license to build a planned $275 million casino and ...

Fourth-quarter fundraising reports filed with the FEC show many vulnerable lawmakers starting the cycle with modest war ...

and lawmakers in the Iowa Senate haven’t even started looking at it yet. But should the bill pass both the House and the Senate, it will be up to Governor Reynolds to decide whether to include ...