Des Moines zoo welcomes twin baby tamarins, joining siblings Caitlin and Clark
Two tiny and exceptionally rare primates were born this week at a central Iowa zoo, important additions to a family of some of the most endangered primates in the world. […]
An unveiling for the new home for Iowa’s 1857 Constitution
Iowa’s Constitution was drafted and ratified in 1857 and the original document is now better protected. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is the official custodian of the original Iowa […]
An unveiling for the ‘new home’ for Iowa’s 1857 Constitution
Iowa’s Constitution was drafted and ratified in 1857 and the original document is now better protected. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is the official custodian of the original Iowa […]
Bill introduced in Iowa House to remove gender identity from Civil Rights Code
House Speaker Pat Grassley says “popular policies” the legislature has recently passed are in legal jeopardy because “gender identity” is included in the Iowa Civil Rights Code. In a written […]
Bill introduced in Iowa House to remove ‘gender identity’ from Civil Rights Code
House Speaker Pat Grassley says “popular policies” the legislature has recently passed are in legal jeopardy because “gender identity” is included in the Iowa Civil Rights Code. In a written […]
Bill in Iowa Senate would raise state tax on vaping liquid, nicotine pouches
A bill that would impose a new state tax on vapor cartridges for electronic cigarettes will be considered soon in an Iowa Senate Committee. The bill was the subject of […]
Bill to require Iowa law officers cooperate with federal immigration orders
Iowa police and sheriff’s departments would be required to enforce any federal order to detain someone suspected of being in the country illegally under a bill advancing in the Iowa […]
UI considers abandoning nature area after six decades
The University of Iowa is reviewing its lease on the MacBride Nature Recreation Area to determine whether it makes sense to keep the nature area for economic and educational purposes. […]
Iowa arts organizations trying to figure out new federal guidelines
The National Endowment for the Arts has revised its grant guidelines for 2026 to reject applications for projects focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, and has eliminated its Challenge America […]
House bills advance on carbon pipeline liability, state regulators’ attendance at hearings
New requirements for the company that has a permit to build a carbon pipeline and for the state regulators that granted the permit have cleared initial review in the Iowa […]