Iowa House and Senate adjourn 2023 legislative session
May 05, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The 2023 Iowa legislative session ended early this afternoon. Over the past four months, the Republican majority approved a series of GOP priorities like state funding for private school…
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Gov. Reynolds Announces $1.5M Grant Program to Improve Work-Based Learning
May 04, 2023
DES MOINES – Governor Kim Reynolds today announced the availability of up to $1.5 million in funding for programs that provide opportunities for high school students to explore their future careers. The Statewide Intermediary Work-based Learning…
House makes changes in Senate bill on teen jobs, work hours
May 03, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The Iowa House has voted to make changes in a Senate bill that expands the hours teenagers may work and the types of jobs they may perform. Sixteen and…
Bill to address violent student behavior sent to governor
May 02, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The Iowa legislature has unanimously approved a bill that requires K-12 schools to have discipline policies for students who are violent or disruptive. “It creates more structure for what…
Iowa Supreme Court rules IUB must redo review of MidAmerican emissions control plans
May 01, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Iowa’s Supreme Court has ruled the Iowa Utilities Board should have considered whether operating coal plants is economical when it approved an emissions control plan from MidAmerican Energy in…
GOP lawmakers strike deal on spending for largest state agency
Apr 28, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Republicans in the legislature have settled on a more than $2.1 billion Health and Human Services budget that boosts state funding for nursing homes, mental health care and treatment…
Senate sends governor bill to limit State Auditor’s authority
Apr 27, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) The Republican-led Senate has sent the governor a bill to limit the state auditor’s access to some confidential information. It also blocks the auditor from seeking a court order…
Water quality, state parks at center of Senate debate on Ag/DNR budget
Apr 26, 2023
By O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Republicans in the Iowa Senate have approved a budget plan for the Departments of Natural Resources and Agriculture that includes more money to prepare for a potential outbreak of…
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird to Announce Iowa's Participation in National Child ID Program
Apr 25, 2023
DES MOINES -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird will host a press conference with NFL Hall of Famer Mike Singletary in West Des Moines today to announce Iowa’s partnership with the National Child ID Program.…
Iowans are snapping up free DNR litter bags by the thousands
Apr 24, 2023
By Matt Kelley (Radio Iowa) Thanks to a sudden social media buzz, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is seeing a renewed surge in demand for its big, blue, recyclable litter bags — which are…