The Iowa Legislature declared Christmas as an official state holiday in 1862 — eight years before Congress declared Christmas a federal holiday. Michael Swanger is editor of the Iowa History Journal, which has a cover story in its current issue about how European immigrants brought their Christmas customs to Iowa. “It goes back to even […]
Iowa bill mandates seat belt use by back seat passengers
Current Iowa law says children under 12, drivers and front seat occupants of vehicles must be belted in, but an Iowa
