The Iowa House passed a measure Tuesday implementing citizenship and work eligibility vetting requirements for Iowa school staff and other public employees, which also included changes to state law on pretrial detentions of undocumented immigrants who register to vote. Senate File 2218 passed the Iowa Senate unanimously in February. The language passed in the Senate

Three more Iowa care facilities for people with disabilities are accused by state regulators of violations related to the alleged misuse of residents’ money. In recent weeks, a total of four Iowa care facilities that serve intellectually disabled individuals have been cited for violations related to the alleged misuse of residents’ money or assets. In

A New York company is seeking a court injunction to block the state attorney general from taking civil or criminal enforcement action against it for what the state considers illegal gambling. KalshiEX, which does business under the name Kalshi, is taking Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird to court over what it calls Iowa’s “intrusion into

WASHINGTON — More than two dozen U.S. House Democrats cast a spotlight Tuesday on a newly installed commemorative plaque for those who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.  The members — led by New York U.S. Rep. Joe Morelle, the top Democrat on the U.S. Committee on House Administration — led

Kratom would be outlawed as a Schedule I substance under a bill passed Tuesday by the Iowa House. House File 2133 would designate kratom products — ingestible substances made from the Mitragyna speciosa plant and its synthetic equivalents — as a Schedule I hallucinogenic substance. People found possessing kratom would face a serious misdemeanor charge