The Trump administration Wednesday made an emergency request to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the revocation of legal status for more than 350,000 Haitians, opening them up to deportations, Ariana Figueroa reports.
Passengers at a handful of airports this week waited in hours-long security lines as the government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security dragged on,, Jacob Fischler reports.
A bill to expand career and technical education credit transfers and concurrent program enrollment outside of the school year is on hold in an Iowa Senate committee with amendments expected, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.
The Pentagon must quickly release the results of its investigation into whether the U.S. military bombed a girls’ elementary school in Iran, according to a letter sent Wednesday that was signed by nearly every Senate Democrat, Jennifer Shutt reports.
Republican Adam Steen, former Iowa Department of Administrative Services director, submitted paperwork Wednesday to qualify his gubernatorial campaign for the 2026 primary ballot, Robin Opsahl reports.
Legislation to bar new employment contracts with H1-B visa holders from certain countries made its way through two Iowa Senate panels Wednesday with concerns from some about legal repercussions, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.
U.S. Senate Democrats and education advocates Wednesday marked one year since the U.S. Department of Education initiated sweeping mass layoffs, Shauneen Miranda reports.
An Iowa Senate subcommittee moved ahead legislation Wednesday to set a residency requirement in the University of Iowa nursing program despite unanswered questions from lawmakers, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.
Researchers told Iowa House lawmakers Wednesday that raising taxes on tobacco and implementing more pesticide monitoring could help lower the state’s high cancer rates and provide more information on its causes, Robin Opsahl reports.
Wade Dooley, a farmer from Marshall County, announced Wednesday he was suspending his campaign as a Democratic candidate for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Cami Koons reports.
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson and Iowa Sen. Zach Wahls both argued their campaigns are able to reach across the aisle as they submitted petition signatures Wednesday to qualify in the 2026 primaries for Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat, Robin Opsahl reports.
Experts on defense spending interviewed by States Newsroom say the cost of weeks of air bombing will mount into the billions of dollars, a sum that will balloon if ground troops are sent into Iran, Jennifer Shutt reports.
A North Dakota judge has revoked Summit Carbon Solutions’ permits for underground carbon dioxide storage, ruling parts of the state law they were issued under is unconstitutional, North Dakota Monitor reports.
The Iowa House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would increase income limits for Iowans with disabilities who rely on Medicaid for essential services and also put certain restrictions on nutrition assistance programs, Cami Koons reports.
Two higher education bills saw bipartisan support Tuesday from the Iowa Senate, aimed at providing more transparency on student loans and garnering greater investment by state universities in Iowa projects, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.
The Iowa House passed a bill Tuesday that would restrict some powers of the governor to respond to public disaster emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic, Robin Opsahl reports.
A bill requiring DNA samples to be taken from people arrested on felony or violent aggravated misdemeanor charges — before they are convicted of the crime — passed the Iowa House Tuesday, Robin Opsahl reports.
A second state licensing board is pursuing disciplinary charges against a southern Iowa veterinarian accused of unlawfully dispensing significant quantities of a controlled substance and then blocking an investigation into his conduct, Clark Kauffman reports.
Four Iowa community colleges will use grants awarded to them from the state to expand and upgrade their career and technical education for students looking to jumpstart their postsecondary path, Brooklyn Draisey reports via Report for America.
Senate Republicans laid the groundwork Tuesday for legislation that would prevent state and local governments from making decisions on whether to limit cooperation with the federal government on immigration enforcement, Ariana Figueroa reports.
Scott County Jail workers allowed a woman in mental distress to repeatedly bang her head against cell walls for hours without intervening or providing medical attention, a new report from the Iowa Office of Ombudsman alleges, Clark Kauffman reports.
President Donald Trump on Monday told House Republicans, who were gathered in Florida for a policy retreat, that he expects the war in Iran will wrap up “quickly,” though he didn’t give specifics, Jennifer Shutt reports.
The Iowa Senate passed a bill Monday updating laws for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, but declined to debate a Democrat-led amendment to strengthen water pollution regulations, Cami Koons reports.
Iowa senators sent a bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk Monday that would prevent local governments from providing civil rights protections to groups not protected under state law, including transgender Iowans, Robin Opsahl reports.
Inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past several weeks, including offenses related to expired meat, cockroaches and mice, and moldy food, Clark Kauffman reports.
As communities’ concerns grow over rising electricity prices and the environmental effects of data centers, some local and state officials want to halt development of the facilities, Stateline reports.
Dave Price, Laura Belin and I discuss the ousting of Kristi Noem, the cancellation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Iowa trip for Rep. Zach Nunn, and Republican gubernatorial candidate Randy Feenstra's seven-figure ad buy, plus some Statehouse news. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/03/08/i...
Iowa regulators have awarded a marital-therapy license to a man who had sex with a female client while providing her and her husband with marriage counseling, Clark Kauffman reports.
