Senate GOP proposing ‘total overhaul’ of Iowa property tax system

This year’s Iowa legislative session is underway, with Republicans in control of the House and Senate for the 10th consecutive year.

Iowa is among more than two-thirds of the states that have no state program requiring paid parental leave for teachers. The

The new majority leader in the Iowa House is promising to push for a pay increase for state legislators. Bobby Kaufmann

Senate Republicans are introducing a property tax plan on this first day of the 2026 legislative session — a plan that

The only Iowa State University graduate to walk in space is thrilled to see NASA is planning to send humans into

The 2026 Iowa legislative session begins later this morning, with property taxes and property rights topping the agenda for Republicans who

Joni Ernst is now publicly backing fellow Republican Ashley Hinson’s bid to succeed her in the U.S. Senate. Ernst, who announced

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is asking lawmakers to make it easier for his office to dissolve the registration of

A report by Common Sense Institute Iowa finds Iowa has one of the most affordable housing markets in the country. Institute