State lawmakers are facing their first deadline this week to get bills approved by committees to keep them alive this legislative session. Bills must be approved by a committee in the chamber they ...

PHONE, WHEREVER YOU MIGHT BE. STATE LAWMAKERS ARE FACING A MAJOR DEADLINE AT THE IOWA STATE HOUSE THIS WEEK. THE BILLS HAVE TO PASS THROUGH COMMITTEE IN EITHER THE HOUSE OR SENATE TO STAY VIABLE FOR ...

The bills that survived the first major deadline of Iowa’s 2025 legislative session show that Republicans have moved forward with a number of their priorities through bills focused on issues ranging ...

NEWS AT FIVE. TONIGHT IS THE CUT OFF FOR IOWA LAWMAKERS TO PASS THEIR PRIORITIES OUT OF COMMITTEE. IT IS THE FIRST FINAL DEADLINE AT THE IOWA STATE HOUSE. ANY BILL THAT WAS UNABLE TO PASS A ...

Iowa lawmakers introduced more than 2,000 bills this legislative session, but only a few hundred made it past the latest legislative deadline. The deadline helps limit the number of bills lawmakers ...

As the Iowa Legislature advanced past the second major deadline of the 2025 session, conversations on pipelines, Medicaid work requirements and new higher education requirements are continuing through ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KWWL) - Ten weeks into the 2024 legislative session, bills at the state capitol faced their second make-or-break deadline this week. Friday marks the end of the second funnel week in ...

This week on the podcast, the Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau discusses the first funnel deadline of the 2025 legislative session. This episode was hosted by the Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin ...

A bill to reinstate the death penalty for killing a peace officer and a bill to allow city councils to override public library boards were among over a dozen bills killed by legislative deadlines late ...

The second legislative deadline for lawmakers to get most bills approved by a committee is coming up at the end of this week. In the Senate, lawmakers passed a bill to let state law enforcement arrest ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - It’s Week 13 at the Iowa Capitol. That means the Senate can only consider House bills, House joint resolutions and unfinished business this week. Same with the House, but ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - The Iowa Senate Education Committee advanced a number of bills impacting both K-12 and higher education on Thursday, ensuring they will remain active as the ...