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Iowa Republicans have some strange ideas about private property rights.

The vote passed 4-3, with members Clint Evans and Derek Tidball voting against the resolution and Deb Davis abstaining.

With the Iowa Legislature now in its seventh week and the first funnel day behind us, the Business Record wanted to take a look at what remains on the table thi

With the Iowa Legislature now in its seventh week and the first funnel day behind us, the Business Record wanted to take a look at what remains on the table thi

Most of the best humor under the Golden Dome of Wisdom is unintentional. That certainly was the case this past week in the

Banning transgender girls from girls sports and requiring E15 ethanol at all gas stations are among the living; restricting eminent domain and requiring video cameras in classrooms are among the dead.

A bill to prohibit transgender girls from playing women’s sports in Iowa’s K-12 schools and colleges has advanced through a Senate committee, squeaking past a Friday legislative deadline.

House Speaker Pat Grassley said a bill barring transgender girls from playing on women's teams could advance to floor debate next week.

While Democrats raised some concerns, the tone of Wednesdays meetings was muted compared to heated debates over election bills in previous years.

A proposal to enable parents to start legal proceedings against schools or educators who distribute books or materials the parents deem obscene advanced Wednesday at the Iowa Capitol. Also advancing was a bill that would require Iowa, ISU and UNI sports teams to schedule games against each other.