Opinion: Lawmakers chip away at quality of life that defined Iowa
Register columnist: We're at risk of becoming an Iowa where every man, woman and child has to look out for themselves.
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Register columnist: We're at risk of becoming an Iowa where every man, woman and child has to look out for themselves.
Republicans say the bill will help address a shortage of child care workers; Democrats say it will not help, and could create dangerous scenarios with unsupervised teens monitoring multiple toddlers at day care centers
Iowa lawmakers sent bills on unemployment, biofuels and child care to Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Iowa lawmakers also increased the number of children adult staff members can supervise at one time.
Three mental health bills face an uphill battle in the state Legislature. They passed the Iowa House with sweeping bipartisan support, but they've stalled in the Senate.