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(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Iowa House passed legislation Wednesday to bring baccalaureate degrees to Iowa's community colleges, with calls from Democrats for each lawmaker to assess the impacts of it...

(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Iowa House passed several education measures Tuesday, including bills related to students' free speech and social studies class standards. House File 2336, approved in a 63...

(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The governor's "Make America Healthy Again" bill passed the Iowa House Tuesday, with several other bills related to K-12 student health requirements tagging along as amendments...

(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline topped $3 Tuesday for the first time this year, and is expected to keep going up. The average price Tuesday was $3.11...

(Iowa Capital Dispatch) A western Iowa teacher who was fired after publicly commenting that she wouldn't miss activist Charlie Kirk after his death last year has been awarded jobless benefits. Jana Al...

(Des Moines) After an extended search for its new permanent leader, Des Moines Area Community College announced Friday it will bring four finalists to campus next week to speak with stakeholders and t...

(Iowa Capital Dispatch) Several times each summer, Iowans drive set routes at night and turn a discerning ear to the 16 unique frog and toad songs that can be heard across the state. The Iowa Departme...

(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The Iowa Senate sent legislation to the governor's desk Monday for the state's per-pupil funding for Iowa K-12 schools for the 2026-2027 year. Senate File 2201 was amended from...

(Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa House lawmakers passed the state's per-pupil funding package Thursday for K-12 schools, amending the measure to a 2% rate that House Republicans said was a "compromise" re...

(Iowa Capital Dispatch) The House Natural Resources Committee advanced two bills Thursday to help regulate oil and gas drilling as exploration for geological hydrogen in Iowa is ongoing. The language ...