Iowa

Des Moines Public Schools Board Chair Jackie Norris ended her U.S. Senate campaign Thursday after facing mounting criticism over her call for radical empathy toward former superintendent Ian Andre Roberts — an illegal immigrant with a lengthy criminal record who led Iowa’s largest school district until his recent arrest.

The youngest person to be elected to the Iowa legislature, Joe Mitchell, has launched a campaign for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District.

The Iowa Board of Regents approved a new academic freedom policy requiring balanced instruction and reviews to stop indoctrination.

President Trump addressed a large crowd at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on July 3, marking the official kickoff of the yearlong celebration leading to America’s 250th birthday.

Republican Governor Kim Reynolds signed legislation allowing law-abiding 18-year-olds to own and carry handguns.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has filed a lawsuit against Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx after he discouraged officers from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.

A judge blocked an Iowa law banning books containing explicit sexual content from school libraries.

A Republican lawmaker from Iowa has pulled a bill that would have required local law enforcement to assist federal officials in their immigration enforcement efforts.

Iowa lawmakers are weighing a bill that would ban vaccines unless manufacturers waive their immunity from potential lawsuits.

Iowa has become the first U.S. state to remove "gender identity" as a protected class from its civil rights code.