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Public libraries have taken a spotlight in this year’s legislative session.

A police officer who is twice convicted of operating while intoxicated would automatically lose law enforcement certification under a bill that received preliminary approval in the Iowa House on Wednesday.

This Week in the Senate We have now completed the fifth week of the legislative session and, we are now …

A police officer who is twice convicted of operating while intoxicated would automatically lose law enforcement certification under a bill that received preliminary approval in the Iowa House on Wednesday.

The bill introduced this week would have allowed cities and counties to use state funds to establish homeless encampments on public property, and would prohibit sleeping, camping or erecting a shelter on public property outside of official sites. The legislation was ultimately tabled on Tuesday.

The election bill would allow federal candidates convicted of felonies to appear on Iowa's ballot, ban ballot drop boxes and ban ranked-choice voting.

The election bill would allow federal candidates convicted of felonies to appear on Iowa's ballot, ban ballot drop boxes and ban ranked-choice voting.

The proposal comes amid a sharp increase in the number of people sleeping on the streets and in parks, cars or abandoned buildings

The bill would change absentee rules and limit challenges to federal candidate eligibility.

A bill that would create a council of community college leaders to approve state funding distribution formulas has moved out of subcommittee.