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The state attorney general is asking lawmakers to make it a felony to harass a judge. Biodiesel producers are still waiting on federal guidance for tax credits. And a few charter schools have been approved.

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Governor Kim Reynolds is proposing Iowa to sell ivermectin over the counter. There's also a bill to regulate some general education requirements at Iowa's public universities.

Former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts plans to make a plea deal. Community college leaders want a change in law to offer bachelor's degrees. And how do scientists in the Midwest feel about the second Trump administration so far?

Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says she stands with ICE after an agent fatally shot a Minneapolis woman last week. Iowa House Democrats have proposed raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. And the head of the Iowa Supreme Court is asking state lawmakers to raise the salary for a district court judge.

There's a bill in the Iowa House that would ban eminent domain for carbon pipelines. A Democrat has announced a campaign for state secretary of agriculture. And what did Gov. Kim Reynolds have to say in her Condition of the State last night?

Nitrate levels are high in drinking water sources in the Des Moines metro. Iowa Senate Republicans have a proposed plan for property tax reform. And the Cedar Rapids Community School District is considering closing several schools.

It's the first day of the 2026 Iowa legislative session. People mourned Renee Good and protested ICE over the weekend. And the USDA has released details for financial assistance for crop row farmers.

U.S. Representative Zach Nunn broke with GOP party leaders on a vote for an ACA tax credit extension. Flu is surging in Iowa. And what would closing the so-called "hemp loophole" mean for growers and producers?

Iowa is part of a federal tax credit program that provides more support for private schools. U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon was in Iowa yesterday. And there's a petition in the Quad Cities to take down automated license plate readers.

A legislative panel met ahead of the 2026 legislative session to discuss subacute mental health access. The federal recommended child vaccine schedule has dropped shots for six diseases. And more lawsuits have been filed against a gymnastics studio in central Iowa.