Dozens of new laws will take effect on July 1, the start of the state of the state's fiscal year.  Below are a few highlights by committee. Agriculture SF 231 - Allows any student with a special minor’s license, more…

State Representative Jennifer Konfrst of Windsor Heights was elected to be the new Iowa House Minority Leader on Monday evening. Rep. Konfrst was the House Minority Whip during the 2021 legislative session and was elected to the top leadership post…

State Representative Todd Prichard of Charles City announced today that he will be stepping down as the Iowa House Minority Leader.  Prichard served as leader for three legislative sessions and House Democrats will choose another leader on June 14th, 2021.…

"The Governor’s continuous failures of leadership put more lives at risk every day. After the murders of Lorena Schulte and Robert McFarland in March and another staff assault in April, the bomb materials found in an inmate’s cell prove the…

Des Moines, Iowa — After a video was released featuring a Washington, DC-based, dark money group boasting about secretly lobbying and writing part of the voter bill signed into law in March, two ethics complaints were filed today in the…

“In search of national headlines, Governor Reynolds has thrown common sense out the window and again failed the leadership test. Her decision to end additional assistance to Iowans who lost their job during the pandemic is unconscionable and heartless. It…