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MASON CITY, Iowa - A proposed bill in the Iowa House could give child care providers more flexibility with staff-to-student ratios.

Republicans say their mental health package would help Iowa add more services for those who need more mental health treatment.

Republicans say their mental health package would help Iowa add more services for those who need more mental health treatment.

The Legislature has been in session for just over a week, and so far two bills addressing child care in Iowa have made it through a subcommittee. Child care rem

The Legislature has been in session for just over a week, and so far two bills addressing child care in Iowa have made it through a subcommittee. Child care rem

Faced with filling staff openings at schools, obtaining adequate school funding and having more flexibility in hiring are two of the priorities that the state’s school leaders say they want

A fast-growing lender wanted more freedom to operate in the state. But consumer advocates say the law it targeted protects Iowans from crippling debt.

Iowa Senate Republicans plan to begin work Monday on an sweeping compromise worked out with Gov. Kim Reynolds that they are calling “the pathway to adjournment” for the overtime 2021

Bleeding Heartland Tuesday, Feb 19 2019 Matt Chapman has attended Iowa House and Senate subcommittee meetings nearly every day. These bills were among the most significant he has tracked lately. -promoted by Laura Belin Over the past week, Iowa Senate subcommittees considered five bills drafted to address fraud in Iowa public assistance programs. Each bill would direct revenue generated by Iowa taxpayers to private vendors, who are charged with finding fraudulent claims. If investigation suppor...

Opinion: Encourage Legislature to approve one way to easily help Iowa food banks Redirecting $200,000 paid in taxes from government to procuring additional food would provide approximately 1 million more meals to Iowans, every year. David Oman, Tim Urban and Toni Urban Guest columnists Six food banks distribute more than 30 million meals annually to our families, friends, and neighbors across the state of Iowa. They’ve done so for years and, now, at a time when one in seven Iowans is recogni...