Ben Kieffer

Iowa's public libraries would not receive state assistance if they are members of state or national advocacy organizations under a bill active in the Statehouse.

Covenants in Iowa and across the country restricted Black Iowans from purchasing homes in response to the Great Migration. Iowa researchers are mapping where these covenants were put in place.

Patients are crossing Iowa’s borders to Illinois and Minnesota for care. Others are trying to leave the state entirely because of legislation targeting transgender Iowans.

On this Newsbuzz episode we check in with a state government reporter on the first legislative hurdle, and follow up on reporting from IPR staff.

Major bills cleared a key deadline at the Statehouse, including proposals to restrict medication abortion, loosen firearm requirements and ban cellphones in schools.

Iowans share how they are trying to reduce pollutants in waterways on this archive episode.

The Iowa GOP held onto a House District seat in a special election Tuesday.

Libraries might not receive Enrich Iowa dollars if they are part of a nonprofit that advocates for state and federal policy.

Programs like Chat GPT started infiltrating classrooms as the latest tool students use to cheat. However, schools have found that banning these programs isn't the answer.

From agriculture funding cuts to a possible shutdown of the Department of Education, changes in the federal government are being felt far and wide.