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The Iowa Legislature adjourned the 2024 legislative session in the early hours Saturday, passing most of the Republican trifecta’s legislative priorities for the year.

Among the new initiatives in next year’s budget are increased salaries for judges, funding for a new state Division of Special Education, and funding to increase accessibility at Iowa’s state parks.

Iowas budget for next year, just shy of $9 billion, was finalized by state lawmakers early Saturday morning and passed on to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk.

The Iowa state budget includes increased salaries for judges, funding for a new state Division of Special Education, and funding for Iowa’s state parks.

Casino backers’ long-held dreams to build a gambling facility in Cedar Rapids stayed alive early Saturday.

Casino backers’ long-held dreams to build a gambling facility in Cedar Rapids stayed alive early Saturday after the Iowa Senate did not take up a five-year extension of a moratorium advanced by House lawmakers that would have blocked new casino licenses.

The Iowa Legislature adjourned the 2024 legislative session in the early hours Saturday, passing most of the Republican trifecta’s legislative priorities for the year.

The Iowa House approved a bill Tuesday to regulate traffic cameras, despite criticisms from some lawmakers who said the bill unfairly limits local control, and others who said the automated

Governor Kim Reynolds, in collaboration with the Iowa Department of Education, announced a significant initiative to enhance access to nutritious meals and snac

The Iowa House approved a bill Tuesday to regulate traffic cameras, despite criticisms from some lawmakers who said the bill unfairly limits local control, and others who said the automated