A new report shows the potential impact of federal health and food assistance program cuts to Iowa's economy. A bill that would impact school cell phone policies is making it's way through the state legislature. And some graduate students at the University of Iowa are concerned about their funding.

Chuck Grassley says checks and balances of the government will work in the new presidential administration. Foster care leaders say there's a need for more foster parents in Iowa. And catch up on the state legislature with Legislative Monday. Correction: A previous description said "Chuck Grassley says President Donald Trump is moving toward a dictatorship." He did not say that--a participant said that at a town hall hosted by Chuck Grassley.

Governor Kim Reynolds took a trip to the White House yesterday. Iowa's top election official says he's verified how many noncitizens voted in the 2024 election. And how are Ukrainian refugees in Iowa making peace while negations between Ukraine and Russia are ongoing?

A county supervisor in eastern Iowa says a bill waiting to be signed would take power away from voters. Postal service union members in Iowa are rallying against federal proposals to change USPS. And Adventureland has new owners.

Home births have become a lot more common. DEI is the subject of many proposals in the state legislature. And how did the COVID-19 pandemic impact vaccine attitudes five years later?

Des Moines' largest homeless shelter will soon stop taking extra people during extreme weather. There are only five citizen police review boards in the state, but a bill in the legislature is trying to ban them. And Jane Goodall was in Iowa over the weekend.

Some Republican lawmakers are trying to reverse a federal ban on a cancer-causing chemical. Police use-of-force reports are considered public records. And what federal buildings in Iowa are on a list to be closed this year?

Iowa is taking in less revenue, so state lawmakers will have to use some state savings to cover some of next year's budget expenses. Lawmakers still haven't finalized an education spending plan. And what are restorative dialogues?

The Iowa House has passed a bill that would allow legislative members to apply for a professional weapons permit. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is coming to Iowa. And how are some Iowans recovering from long COVID?

LGBTQ rights advocates continue to speak out at the state capitol. The Iowa House still has its supermajority after a special election. And two Des Moines police officers can now be sued for inappropriate behavior involving a 2018 traffic stop.