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Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect

The Iowa Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling that put a temporary block on the state’s strict abortion law, and is telling the lower court to let the law take effect

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect
News|Political|Technology

Iowa is the latest state to sue TikTok, claims the social media company misrepresents its content

Iowa has become the latest state to sue TikTok over claims that the social media company deceives consumers over the amount of “inappropriate content” that children have access to via the platform

Iowa is the latest state to sue TikTok, claims the social media company misrepresents its content
Education|Health

Sex ed classes in some states may soon watch a fetal development video from an anti-abortion group

An animated fetus that develops over the course of a three-minute video has become a new front in state-level abortion politics

Sex ed classes in some states may soon watch a fetal development video from an anti-abortion group
Political

DeSantis in Iowa criticizes House Republicans for not making impact or keeping promises

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is criticizing House Republicans on the campaign trail, lamenting to a crowd in southwestern Iowa that he has “not noticed much of a difference” since they edged into the majority after the 2022 midterm elections

DeSantis in Iowa criticizes House Republicans for not making impact or keeping promises
Political

Nikki Haley looks for a strong showing, not necessarily a win, in Iowa caucuses

A win in Iowa for Nikki Haley doesn’t necessarily mean a win in the state's Republican presidential caucuses

Nikki Haley looks for a strong showing, not necessarily a win, in Iowa caucuses
Political

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says DeSantis, not Trump, is the best Republican to win the 2024 election

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says it “feels good to get in the game” after endorsing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says DeSantis, not Trump, is the best Republican to win the 2024 election
Political|Sports

Presidential candidate Haley cheers on Iowa hoops star Caitlin Clark in between campaign stops

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley finally got her wish to see Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark, catching the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes in between campaign stops

Presidential candidate Haley cheers on Iowa hoops star Caitlin Clark in between campaign stops
News|World

Iowa law lets police arrest migrants. The federal government and civil rights groups are suing

The U.S. Justice Department sued Iowa over its new law that would give the state the authority to arrest and deport some migrants

Iowa law lets police arrest migrants. The federal government and civil rights groups are suing
News|Political|World

Justice Department warns it plans to sue Iowa over new state immigration law

The U.S. Department of Justice says it plans to sue Iowa over the state's new immigration law

Justice Department warns it plans to sue Iowa over new state immigration law
News

Family of a Black teen who was shot after ringing the wrong doorbell files lawsuit against homeowner

The family of a Black teenager by a white homeowner when he mistakenly went to the wrong Kansas City, Missouri, address has filed a lawsuit

Family of a Black teen who was shot after ringing the wrong doorbell files lawsuit against homeowner
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. convenes hundreds in Iowa to try for access to November ballot

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. convenes hundreds in Iowa to try for access to November ballot
Business|News|Political

Iowa puts $1 million toward summer meal sites, still faces criticism for rejecting federal funds

Iowa is directing nearly a million dollars in grant funding to expand summer meal sites for low-income kids

Iowa puts $1 million toward summer meal sites, still faces criticism for rejecting federal funds
News|Political

Iowa repeals gender parity rule for governing bodies as diversity policies garner growing opposition

An explicit requirement that Iowa’s state, county and local decision-making bodies be balanced by gender has been repealed

Iowa repeals gender parity rule for governing bodies as diversity policies garner growing opposition
Business|News|Political

Some state lawmakers want school chaplains as part of a 'rescue mission' for public education

Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have proposed legislation to allow spiritual chaplains in public schools

Some state lawmakers want school chaplains as part of a 'rescue mission' for public education
Health|News

Iowa attorney general not finished with audit that's holding up contraception money for rape victims

The Iowa attorney general’s office said it is still working on an audit of its victim services that has held up emergency contraception funding for victims of sexual assault despite having a completed draft in hand

Iowa attorney general not finished with audit that's holding up contraception money for rape victims
Health|News|Political

Iowa Republican shelves bill to criminalize death of an "unborn person" because of IVF concerns

A bill that would have criminalized the death of an “unborn person” has been shelved in Iowa after a Senate Republican joined Democrats in voicing concerns about the potential impact for in vitro fertilization after an Alabama court found frozen embryos can be considered children

Iowa Republican shelves bill to criminalize death of an "unborn person" because of IVF concerns
Health|News|Political

Iowa House OKs bill to criminalize death of an "unborn person" despite IVF concerns

Republicans in Iowa’s House of Representatives have approved a bill that would criminalize the death of an “unborn person” — over Democrats’ concerns about how it might impact in vitro fertilization

Iowa House OKs bill to criminalize death of an "unborn person" despite IVF concerns
News|Political

Iowa poised to end gender parity rule for governing bodies as diversity policies targeted nationwide

Iowa has been the only state in the U.S. to explicitly mandate that state, county and local decision-making bodies are balanced by gender

Iowa poised to end gender parity rule for governing bodies as diversity policies targeted nationwide
News|Political

Iowa Democrats were forced to toss the caucus. They'll quietly pick a 2024 nominee by mail instead

There has been a lot less fanfare for Democrats in Iowa picking their presidential nominee this year

Iowa Democrats were forced to toss the caucus. They'll quietly pick a 2024 nominee by mail instead
Education|Health|News

Federal court dismisses case against Iowa governor's ban on school mask mandates

A federal court has dismissed a legal challenge to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ policy prohibiting schools from instituting mask requirements

Federal court dismisses case against Iowa governor's ban on school mask mandates
Health|News|Political

Iowa's abortion providers now have some guidance for the paused 6-week ban, if it is upheld

Iowa’s medical board has approved some guidance abortion providers would need to follow if the state’s ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy is upheld by the Iowa Supreme Court

Iowa's abortion providers now have some guidance for the paused 6-week ban, if it is upheld
Environment|News|Political

Record-breaking cold threatens to complicate Iowa's leadoff caucuses as snowy weather cancels events

Iowa Republicans will likely confront temperatures dipping below zero degrees Fahrenheit next week when they kick off the 2024 election cycle

Record-breaking cold threatens to complicate Iowa's leadoff caucuses as snowy weather cancels events
News|Political

How an animated character named Marlon could help Trump win Iowa's caucuses

Donald Trump's campaign is hoping to generate a commanding win in Iowa's leadoff voting contest by attracting new caucusgoers

How an animated character named Marlon could help Trump win Iowa's caucuses
News|Political

Students rally at the Iowa Capitol days after Perry school shooting

This year’s Iowa legislative session kicked off with student protestors filling the Capitol rotunda to call for stricter gun laws just days after a school shooting in Perry, Iowa, that left one 11-year-old boy dead and seven other people wounded

Students rally at the Iowa Capitol days after Perry school shooting
News|Political

Trump's dominance in GOP frustrates some in Iowa eager for a competitive campaign

The Iowa frenzy is typically in full force by now

Trump's dominance in GOP frustrates some in Iowa eager for a competitive campaign

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